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Person of the Month…Dianne Jacobus

5. April 2010

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After fourteen years as the Manager of the Katoomba Neighbourhood Centre, Dianne Jacobus is moving on.  She is leaving the Blue Mountains to move closer to family, and is looking forwards to a break and a little time to herself. “I’ve loved my time here,” said Dianne, “but its time for me [...]

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St Alban’s Anglican Church Leura

23. March 2009

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Leura Then & Now On Sunday 15th March at 9.30am the people of St Alban’s Anglican Church Leura will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the church building. Bishop Peter Watson will be the guest preacher at the celebration service. Everyone is welcome to attend. The foundation stone of the present [...]

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History of local papers in the Blue Mountains

3. November 2008

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The Local Studies section in Springwood library has a fascinating history of local papers in the Blue Mountains  starting with The Mountain Advertiser in the mid 1870’s, followed by another 42 individual papers since then, and that is not counting the publications produced mainly for visitors! The Echo is a very traditional name for a newspaper but [...]

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