6,000 Present at Carnival and Ball New Year's Eve At Blackheath
One of the biggest and gayest crowds ever to assemble at Blackheath attended the Street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs
Shows & fairs, 1946
22 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Swimming Carnival
The long-awaited clash with the Limbless Soldiers Club takes place on Sunday week, when a carnival will be held, and all proceeds given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horticultural Show for Blackheath Society Reformed
After going into recess for the war years, the Blackheath Horticultural Society has decided to hold a show on Wednesday, March 13…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Blue Mountains Sports Carnival Week. Programme of Golf, Bowls, Tennis, Billiards, and Snooker
The Blue Mountains County Council's Publicity Officer (Mr. R. E. Gadd) erstwhile Major in the Forces, has been active since assuming his new office in jumping from the commonplace routine of war into the real…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter Carnival Planned For Blackheath
The Blackheath-Mount Victoria Branch of the RJ3.S. & A.I.L.A. is planning a monster street carnival for Blackheath for Easter Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming Carnival at Lawson. Combined High Schools Carnival Next
The Katoomba High School held its swimming carnival on Tuesday last in ideal weather at the Lawson Pool. The first places in each grade were:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two R. Williamsons at Lithgow Show
Although Rex Williamson, Katoomba's champion boy rider, is once more deservedly figuring among the prizewinners at the Lithgow Show, he is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summer Show Next
Blackheath Horticultural Society will hold its first post-war show in St. Aidan's Hall next Wednesday afternoon and evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gala Carnival Dance
The organisers of the Gala Carnival Dance at the Wentworth Cabaret on Thursday, 16th May, state it is going to be "the grandest ever."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exhibition of Mountain Pictures
The N.S.W. Tourist Bureau is exhibiting a collection of attractive watercolours by the English-Australian artist, Peter Bousfield, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sports Carnival Week to Be Held Annually
The total number of entries in the Blue Mountains Carnival Week, held from 25th May to 1st June, totalled 688 entries. Of these golf headed the list with 390 entries; bowls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victory Week-end Celebrations at Katoomba Victory Ball - Dance - Combined Thanksgiving Service-Procession - Sports Carnival at Showground
TONIGHT, 7th June, 1946, will see the opening function for the celebrations in Katoomba for "Victory Week" in the form of a grand Victory Ball, organised by the combined social committees of the Australian Legion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sports Carnival
On Victory Day a successful sports carnival was conducted on the Katooma Showground by the V.D.C. Mounted Sports Committee and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thousands of Visitors See Mountains Poster Exhibition Work of Artists From All Over Australia Exhibition to be shown at Katoomba
The B.M. County Council's Publicity Officer, Mr. R. Gadd, is to be congratulated on the success of the Poster Competition to select the best advertising poster to attract tourists to the Blue Mountains area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exhibition of Paintings by Peter Bousfield
An interesting exhibition of paintings by Peter Bousfield will be opened by Alderman Freelander, Mayor of Katoomba, on Monday, 21st October…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Open Air Picture Show in Kingsford Smith Park
On the motion of Alderman Hodgson, who said the Rector (Rev. R. P. Dillon) should be commended for putting on such a show, permission…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grand Dog Show
Attention is drawn to the Canine Corporation of Australia's first post war dog show tomorrow, Saturday 2nd. November, at 2 p.m., to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Village Fair
Great interest is being manifested in the forthcoming Village Pair shortly to be held at the home of Mrs. Bowes, "Strathmore," Wentworth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sports Carnival Week
County Council's Publicity Officer (Mr. R. Gadd) recommended at Monday night's meeting of Council that a monster Sports Carnival Week be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba Poultry Show
Mr. Keith Gadd, a coming poultry farmer and a returned soldier, is hoping to form a poultry club with the assistance of local breeders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →