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Shows & fairs, 1932

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Katoomba Bowling Carnival

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

The official section of the Bowling Carnival at Katoomba ended last week, although there are still many visitors staying on for the purpose of enjoying a…

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Proposed Easter Carnival

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

Alderman Spellacy, at this week's Katoomba Council meeting, gave notice that be intended to move at next meeting for the organisation of a…

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Proposed Big Easter Carnival

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

At last meeting of Katooomba Council Alderman Spellacy moved "That this Council organise a carnival period covering fourteen days. from March…

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Wistaria Fair Successful Function at St. Hilda's

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

St. Hilda's Wistaria Fair was opened by Mrs. D'Arcy Irvine, wife of Bishop D'Arcy-Irvine, on Thursday afternoon, at 3 p.m., with the…

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Annual Show Wentworth Falls

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

The 13th annual show of our A.H. and I. Society will be opened by Mr. R. J. Huderson, on Wednesday, 17th inst. Mr. George Thomson, the…

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Wentworth Falls Flower Show Death of Two Good Supporters Annual Exhibition

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

Preparation are well in hand for the big annual flower show at Wentworth Falls, and the energetic secretary (Mr. Geo…

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Big Carnival Dance

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 4

The big carnival dance to be held in the Town Hall, Katoomba, tonight, promises to be something right out of the ordinary. Frank…

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The Leap Year Spirit Mountain Golf Notes Fair Members of Katoomba Golf Club Will Entertain Sterner Sex

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 1

Golfers of the fair sex at Katoomba are taking the arrangements for this month's mixed Canadain competition…

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The Horse Fair

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

The auction sale of horses on Tuesday afternoon was most successful from an attendance point of view but as a sale--well if we were allowed to pun--it was…

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Lithgow Show

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 7

Lithgow Show is on this week, yesterday, to-day and to-morrow. Prize-money totals £700, so that the record entries forring events and pavilion exhinits are not…

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Proposed Carnival at Katoomba From 28th March to 9th April

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 3

Ald. Spellacy's proposal for a Carnival to be held from 21st March to 3rd April was advanced a further step at last Council meeting. It was thought…

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Katoomba's Carnival Publicity Committee Is Granted Power to Finalise Arrangements To Commence on March 28 For Two Weeks

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

The Publicity Committee reported to Council at its last meeting on the proposal to organise a Carnival period covering fourteen days, from 21st March to 3rd April next inclusive, in order to celebrate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and that…

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Floral Fair

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 5

The Katoomba Congregational Church announces that Floral Fair will be held in the Church Hall on March 9. Good prizes for cooking…

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Katoomba's Monster Easter Carnival : Donations and Trophies Received Publicity Campaign Starts Placing the Mountains on the Tourist Map the Forerunner of Bigger Events

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 2

Although the time is limited for organising a Carnival on the scale advocated by Katoomba Council there is time to to ensure success of the venture if co- operation be the watchword. No doubt there will be disappointments. Some of our…

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Katoomba's Monster Easter Carnival

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 1

[?]ldeas and suggestions for the [?]thcoming Carnival have been var[?] and numerous, coming from all [?]rts of the Mountains, and have…

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St Hilda's Flower Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 2

The following prizes have been donated for St. Hilda's Flower Show which is to be held to-morrow:—Mr and Mrs. Pepperday for (1)…

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Katoomba Carnival Next Russell Hawke Park Local Institutions Approve and Co-operate Special Meeting of Publicity Committee

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of representatives and aldermen, the publicity committee adopted the following proposal on the motion of Mr Ferns and Aid. Bailey: "That a Carnival be held for the purpose of advertising Katoomba for the…

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Carnival Chatter

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 2

There seems to be only one topic worth talking about at the present time in, Katoomba, for we find that every organisation, club, or…

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To All Broadminded Katoombans : The Carnival Spirit Advertising the Mountains As a Holiday Resort . Publicity Committee Carries Out Vigorous Campaign

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 2

In order to assure the success of the Katoomba Easter Carnival, the Carnival spirit must be abroad, and pessimism and doubt must be dispersed. We understand that some shop-keepers are complaining that the Carnival is going to rob them…

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Carnival Notes

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

One of the essentials necessary to the success of Katoomba's Easter Carnival is the speed with which the preliminary organisation is…

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