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Shows & fairs, 1938

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Katoomba's Carnival [?]Ocession and Fireworks Display Next Wednesday Night

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 3

It was unfortunate that the carnival arranged for last Wednesday had to be postponed; but the Committee is hopeful…

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Chrysanthemum Fair

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

On Wednesday, March 30, the Presbyterian Church Hall will be ablaze with chrysanthemums to form a setting for the Fair being…

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Katoomba's Carnival Committee Expresses Gratitude

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

The committee responsible for the staging of Katoomba's part in the 150th Anniversary Celebrations in thanking citizens for their…

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Chrysanthemum Fair

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

To-morrow (Wed.) the Presbyterian Hall will he ablaze with chrysanthemums for the Fair to be opened at 3 p.m. by his Worship the…

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Motor Service at the Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. is making special arrangements to serve country motorists visiting the Easter Show. The association's permanent…

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Community Singing Birthday Night Big Stage Show Planned

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Community singing is now more or less an old Katoomba custom. For more than twelve months George Foster has conducted a…

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New Show Rooms

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

House Bros. new showrooms are now finished and fitted up in modern style. The showrooms will be used for the display of sanitary,…

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Autumn Fair at Wentworth Falls

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

The Presbyterian parishioners at Wentworth Falls and Leura are looking forward to the Autumn Fair which is being held…

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Chrysanthemum Fair Returns £27 Katoomba Presbyterian Church Highly Successful Function

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

The members of the Ladies' Guild and other bodies connected With the Katoomba Presbyterian Church were particularly well…

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Footlight Parade of 1938 Stage Show at the Embassy

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

Comunity patrons will remember the Footlight Parade of 1937, conducted by George Foster: And now the big news given by the popular…

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Plans for Big Car Show

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 2

The American Automobile Manufacturers' Association has decided to hold the National "Automobile Show in November this year, instead…

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Whacko Returns for Embassy's Midnight Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

George Foster hurried to Sydney on Sunday when he learned that George Sorlie's Revue Company had arrived in Sydney. Meeting Whacko…

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J.r.c. Pavilion at Royal Show Tea and Luncheon

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the announcement that a tea and luncheon pavilion is being carried on throughout the whole period of the…

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"Fibrolite" Bungalow Home Latest Ideas in Building Fine Exhibit at Sydney Royal Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

Demonstrating how an ideal modern home can be built at a comparatively low cost, the new "Fibrolite" Asbestos–Cement Bungalow…

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Penrith Speed Carnival Thrills Promised

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 1

For the first time in the history of the Penrith Speedway, the big meeting planned for Anzac Day will have drivers…

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Nigger Minstrels for Embassy Friday's Old-time Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

The minstrels come to town in all their black-faced glory! Tambourines, bones, wisecracks, dancing, "mammy" songs, and all…

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Leura Autumn Fair

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

The Presbyterian Church, Leura, has gained quite a reputation for the excellence of the fairs held there. On Thursday next another…

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Another Laughter Programme Embassy Community Singing Show

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 3

The programme next Friday night is one of distinct novelty. Henri di Resque, celebrated bird mimic whose recent appearance at…

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Blackheath Plans to Organise New Year's Eve Carnivals Mayor to Call Public Meeting at an Early Date. "Katoomba's Carnival a Thing of the Past," States Alderman Tucker

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 2

"Although seven months away, it is not too early for the Council to give consideration to the desirability of…

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Naughty Nineties for Embassy Burlesque Show Friday Night

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 2

In response to many requests, George Foster is again presenting a night of community singing, mingled with old time…

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