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Shows & fairs, 1951

18 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Travelling Art Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

Blue Mountains residents will have the opportunity of viewing a collection of rare water colour paintings when a travelling art exhibition from the National Art Gallery is held in the Town Hall, Katoomba, between March 6 and 20…

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Recruiting Displays At Easter Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 4

Two of the main attractions at the Royal Easter Show this year will be displays arranged by the Commonwealth Recruiting…

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Big Crowds at Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

More than 1,000 people inspected the 30 outstanding paintings in watercolours at the Travelling Art Exhibition at…

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Relics of the 1851 Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

Visitors to the Festival of Britain will be able to see a display stall containing some of the exhibits from the…

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Sherlock Holmes Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 3

Sherlock Holmes, that famous creation of Conan Doyle, is probably the only noted character of fiction, who had…

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Jubilee Fair For United Charities

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

Many Women's Organisations in the Katoomba district are backing a proposal by the Mayoress (Mrs. P. E. Galwey) to hold a Jubilee Fair for combined charities in the City Hall, Katoomba, in…

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Ladies Plan Stall For Jubilee Fair

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 11

Delegates from various Wentworth Falls organisations recently attended a meeting at the home of Mrs. Raven,…

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Sydney Artist To Exhibit At Jubilee Fair

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 10

Helen Baldwin, well-known Sydney artist, will arrange an exhibition of her Tapestry Art, to be shown at the Blue…

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Hazelbrook Red Cross Flower Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 9

The Hazelbrook Branch of the Red Cress Society held a delightful and most successful Flower Show last…

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Blue Mountains Jubilee Fair

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Fourteen stalls will be presented by various charitable organisations on the Blue Mountains at the Monster…

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Blackheath Flower Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 5

"Blackheath has made quite a name for itself this, week through your Rotary Club," said the Mayoress of the City of the Blue Mountains, Mrs. P. Calwey, when she…

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'Greatest Rotary Show'

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

"Thank you Stackheath, for the greatest that has ever been done by Rotary in Australia," Governor Seymour Shaw said at the wind-up party of the Rotary Conference…

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Jubilee Fair Tomorrow

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 5

The Blue Mountains Jubilee Fair in aid of combined charities, will be officially opened tomorrow Friday, at 2 p.m…

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Orchid Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 7

A successful orchid display was held recently at St. Hilda's, Katoomba. There was an extremely fine show of…

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"Come to the Fair"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

A marvellous exhibition of Arts and Crafts will be on display at the Q.V. Homes, Wentworth Palls, on…

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Exhibition Swim

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 12

Miss Jill Campbell, Katoomba, nominee elect for the English Channel race, will next Sunday afternoon give a…

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Exhibition Helps Local Charity

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 3

An exhibition of fancywork and needlecraft by Miss Jelbart, of Katoomba, was held at the home of Mrs. M. Prior,…

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City Artists Help Convent Fair

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 7

A colorful carnival and fete was hold in the grounds of Leura House on Friday and Saturday to assist the funds of…

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