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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

33 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 2

Football Club Carnival Dance

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 1

April 4 (Tuesday) will mark the first social event of the football club season. The first dance will be held at the…

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Dog Show Collie Prize Winner

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 3

Miss Joy Bennett, of Wentworth-Falls, was a successful exhibitor at the Canine Corporation Dog Show on Wednesday…

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Blackheath Swimming Club Swimming Carnival Next Saturday Many Entries Received

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 1

Our carnival next Saturday will prove a fitting climax to a very good season for many city and country clubs. Competing clubs…

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Local Turn-out Prize at Royal Show

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 1

Mr. Oswald ("Ossie") Smith, the well-known dairyman, was born and reared in Katoomba. He takes a great pride in his home town, and…

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Exhibition of Work

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

On the Wednesday afternoon prior to the Easter vacation, a small exhibition of the ordinary work books of all classes in the…

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Marred by Storm Blackheath Swimming Carnival

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

The final swimming carnival for the season to be held in Blackheath, took place on Saturday, April 8th…

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Showground and New Golf House Important Matters Discussed by Katoomba Council Willingness to Accept Control of Show-ground Assets

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

Three questions were discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Katoomba Council. Each was of major importance, and each was settled in a commonsense fashion. The aldermen have reason to congratulate…

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Katoomba Football Trials Show Promise

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The final trials of the Katoomba Football Club were held at the Katoomba Show-ground last Sunday…

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Happy Dog Owners Blue Mountains Exhibitors Successful at Bathurst Show

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

At Bathurst Agricultural Show on Wednesday, Scotch Terriers from this district were prominent in the prize list…

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"Treasures of Katoomba" Popular Tourist Film Still in Demand Mountain Scenes to be Screened at New York World Fair

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

Since the Katoomba Municipal Council engaged Cinesound Productions Ltd. to produce "Treasures of Katoomba" in 1936, it has been screened in many parts of the Empire. Its popular appeal to audiences is illustrated by the demand for…

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Final Meeting for Red Cross Fair

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Katoomba branch of the Red Cross Society was held on Friday afternoon to finalise matters for the…

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Football Season Opens at Katoomba Blues Show Promise Fine Win Against Antonians

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 3

The Showground was the Mecca of all football cathusiasts on Sunday, when a large crowd attended the opening…

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It is Your Job... To See That School Children Are Given a Fair Deal Action Should Be Taken Now

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

The authorities of the Katoomba Public School have gratefully accepted "The Daily's" offer to donate three stoves and a ton of coal, and Mr. A. Niddrie's offer to instal the stoves…

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