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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1932

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Prize Show Cattle at Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

Messrs Booth Bros. have on view at the corner of Gang Gang and Lurline Streets, two fine examples of what N S.W. can produce in [?]at…

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Carnival Boxing Notes Some Interesting Bouts

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

On Monday night at the boxing tent there was a big crowd of enthusiastic followers of the game, The curtain-raiser between…

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Presbyterian Variety Fair

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 2

We hear that the forthcoming Presbyterian Sale of Work, to be known as a Variety Fair and which is to take place on April 20,…

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Tennis Exhibition Match Bio Crowd Present

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 2

J. Willard and V. McGrath arrived on Saturday afternoon to give their exhibition match, but owing to the inclement weather play was…

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Golf Notes Carnival Competitions Abandoned Club's Suggestion Adopted

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 2

(By "Stymie.") Owing to the lack of entries, the secretary and a member of the committee of Katoomba Golf Club…

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Tennis Exhibition By Interstate Champions

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 1

Threatening weather did not altogether deter the anticipated crowd of spectators for the exhibition matches by McGrath and Willard and other Interstate…

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"Carnival"

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 3

A rare film of beauty, movement, music and power is a description that fits "Carnival," Most of the superbly lavish scenes are set to…

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Wentworth Falls A.h. & I. Society Good Attendance at Monthly Show

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 1

Dahlias and roses predominated at the monthly Show of the Wentworth Falls A.H. & I. Society, held at the local School of Arts on…

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The Carnival

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 3

There was another good attendance at the Carnival ground on Saturday night last. Boxing was the most popular attraction there being over 400 packed round the…

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Variety Fair Presbyterian Church Function

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 2

In perfect weather and in the [?] of a splendid assembly of friends, the Variety Fair was opened by Mrs. Winter on…

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Tournament Games Tennis and Golf Carnival Fixtures. Councils Losses

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 1

"Your committee has dealt with the statement of receipts and payments in connection with the tennis tournament and exhibition games,"…

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Red Cross Fair Remember the Bodington Boys

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 2

The Red Cross Society, of Katoomba, is once more organising a Fair, which will help to assist the unfortunate "Diggers" who are…

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Red Cross Fair

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 2

The Annual Red Cross Fair in aid of Bodington was held at the Katoomba Town Hall on Wednesday of this week. Mrs. A. A. Kemp, President of the…

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Red Cross Fair Lady McNESS Supports a Fine Body of Workers Attractive Stalls

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 2

One of the outstanding features of the Katoomba Branch of the Red Cross Society is its continued usefulness…

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Firemen's Carnival £10,000 to Be Spent at Wagga Katoomba Should Make a Concerted Bid for Next Demonstration

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 3

Besides the claim to its being "one of the most spectacular events in Australia," the firemen's yearly demonstration is…

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St. Hilda's Spring Flower Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

The Flower Show committee has decided to hold the Spring Show on Wednesday, September 28th. The Schedule will soon, be…

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Boxing Enthusiastic Crowd at Town Hall Fine, Clean Exhibition

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 3

On Saturday night Katoomba was treated to the finest organised display of boxing seen for many years. Hard, clean…

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Proposed Electricity Show For Demonstrations Only

The Blue Mountains Times · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

Ald. Soper considers that to push sales of electricity it will be good business for Council to encourage the purchase of electrical appliances by…

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Flower Show St. Aidan's Annual Event at Blackheath

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 1

St. Aidan's Church of England, Blackheath, is holding its annual flower Show in St. Aidan's Hall on Wednesday, September 21. from 3…

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Bushland Exhibition Advertising Katoomba

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Katoomba Council, the Australian Bushland Conservation Association wrote re Australian Bushland Exhibition,…

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