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Shows & fairs, 1947

14 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Big Gala and Games Carnival To-night, Katoomba Town Hall £20,000 Building Appeal Club Hall for Ex-service Personnel

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 3

The Returned Soldiers' Memorial Hall Building Appeal Committee will hold a Gala and Games Carnival in the Katoomba Town Hall (both halls) this Friday night, January 3, and also on Friday week, January 10…

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Legion of Ex-service Men and Women Carnival Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 6

On Saturday last the Women's Auxiliary of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women held an extremely successful carnival dance in the City Hall…

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Another Mammoth Sports Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

The County Council Publicity Officer (Mr. R. Gadd) advises that Council is sponsoring another mammoth Sports Carnival Week, which will be…

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Young Australia League Royal Show Visit for Country Boys

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 7

The premier event of the year is the New South Wales Royal Agricultural Show. What better way could a country boy have of seeing the…

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B.M. Sports Carnival Week From 26th. April to 3rd. May

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

The Blue Mountains County Council is again sponsoring a Sports Carnival Week in an endeavour to induce a further influx of visitors. This year the Carnival will be held in the period following Easter Week…

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Grand Baby Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

On Saturday last the Women's Auxiliary of the Katoomba Sub-branch of the Legion of Ex-servicemen and Women conducted a Grand Baby Show…

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Bush Fire Information Bureau at Royal Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 2

A FEATURE of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be the use of short…

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Springwood R.s.l. Grand Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

The Springwood R.S. League continued with its Grand Carnival on Saturday, 26th April, which was postponed through rain on Easter…

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The Blue Mountains Sports Carnival Week County Council's Enterprise Generally Acclaimed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

The second annual sports carnival week sponsored by the Blue Mountains County Council concluded on 3rd May. This widely advertised event was…

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B.m. Sports Carnival Week Huge Success

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

The Chairman of the B.M. County Council (Cr. Wynne Davies) in a minute submitted at the recent meeting of the Council, stated "that the…

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Bright Show at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 6

Miss Sheila Daley, in the presentation of her pupils to a full house at the School f Arts, Wentworth Falls last Friday night, achieved a…

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Springwood R.s.l. Grand Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 6

The Springwood Returned Soldiers carried out a, very successful social evening on Saturday night last at the Springwood Bowling Club. This was…

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Publicity at Royal Show Brisbane

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 8

Included in the N.S.W. Western District Exhibit at the Royal National Show, which is being held in Brisbane from the 9th to the 16th…

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Proposed Sports Carnival and Show at Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

At a public meeting convened by the Mayor (Ald. W. Freelander) held in the Council Chambers, Katoomba, on Monday, 24th November, it was resolved, on the motion of Messrs…

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