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Holiday Travel and Tours in NSW

Holiday Tours and Places to Visit in Sydney and NSW. Handwritten on the cover is 'Prior to January 1938'. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_cover

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The object of publishing this Holiday Tour Booklet is to place in the hands of the visitor to New South Wales and the holiday-maker… information that will be of practical assistance in the selection of a suitable holiday resort… (Page 47)

This holiday brochure is part of the series NRS 16410 – Albums of Travel and Advertising Brochures, 1938-1957. Handwritten on the cover of the booklet is “Prior to January 1938”.

The Index page lists all locations in the brochure. Other general information is also included..

Sydney and surrounds

Page 1 - Sydney Technological Museum. Harris Street, Utlimo. Exhibits of special interest. Photo of the museum. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p1

Pages 2 - Bondi Beach, greatest and most modern of Australian surfing beaches. Photo of Bondi Beach. Page 3 - Sydney sightseeing tours, the best way to see Sydney. Photo of Historic Vaucluse House Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p2-3

Page 4 - Manly is the tourist’s paradise. Studded with glorious Norfolk Pines and spangled with sparkling water... Photo of Manly’s Free Wonder Pool. Page 7 - Taronga Zoo, come by ferry. Lady Samuels posing with a koala. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p4-7

Page 18 - Brooklyn. Photo of Brooklyn Viaduct . Page 19 - Hawkesbury River Round trip. The charm of the fjord-like estuary... endless source of delight. Photo of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p18-19

Page 20 - Berowra Waters round trip. Page 21 - Kangaroo Point - Berowra. Round trip. A beautiful scenic excursion. Photos of Kangaroo Point and a train’s eye view of the Hawesbury River. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p20-21

age 42 - Aerial Services. "Cancelled" has been stamped over the page. Photo is aerial image of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Page 43 - Port Macquarie - the Manly of the North Coast. Photo of Port Macquarie, looking east. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p44-45

Pages 8 - Sydney from the air, finest aerial view in the world. Circular Quay from SHB. Page 9 - Kuring-Gai Chase, great northern forest of 35,000 acres, bordering on Hawkesbury River. View from Bobbin Head, Kuring-gai Chase. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p8-9

Pages 10 - The Australian Museum. Page 11 - Palm Beach and French's Forest. Daily Motor Tour. Magnificent views of the Hawkesbury, Lion Island, and Barrenjoey Lighthouse. Photo of Broken Bay and Barrenjoey. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p10-11

Pages 16-17 - Cronulla. The finest seaside resort in the state. The safest, cleanest and best appointed of all beaches. The National Park – Cronulla round tip. Photos of Cronulla Beach and National Park, from Lady Carrington Drive. Digital ID 16410_a111_

North Coast and Northern NSW

Page 42 - Sydney to Newcastle express passenger & cargo services. Page 43 - Newcastle - cheap one-day and weekend round tickets…outstanding scenic attraction. Photos of the ship TSS Gwydir & town hall. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p42-43

Page 26 - Blackheath, highest municipality in Australia. Photo of The Grose Valley. Page 27 - Moree Artesian Bore Baths, nature's gift to suffering humanity. Photo of the Moree Bore Baths. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p26-27

South Coast and Southern NSW

Pages 12 - Kiama. Page 13 - Bulli Pass, Sublime Point, Lady Carrington Drive, National Park. The view from Sublime Point is considered by overseas visitors to be one of the finest panoramas in the world. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p12-13

Page 14 - Nowra. Photo from above Suspension Bridge, Nowra. Page 15 - Kurrajong Heights and Orange Groves. Photo of Bowen Mountain Road. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p14-15

Page 38 - Queanbeyan, the tourists' and sportsmen's paradise. Photo of Queanbeyan River Bridge. Page 39 - Canberra, Australia's federal capital for a capital holiday. Photo of Federal Parliament House. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p38-39

Page 40 - Bowral. Photo of The Gib - Gibraltar Range. Page 41 - Moss Vale - Nowra motor tour. Photo of Kangaroo Valley. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p40-41

Page 32 - Cooma, the starting point for trout fishers and tourists. Photo of Umeralla River. Page 33 - Kosciusko in summer. Photo of The Summit, 7305 ft, Australia’s Greatest Altitude. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p32-33

Page 34 - Sydney to Queanbeyan & Cooma to Bega & Nowra round tour. Photo on Brown Mountain. Page 35 - Kosciusko in winter. Ski-running and jumping, tobogganing, ice skating, carnivals, snow picnics, entertainments, dancing. ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p34-35

Page 36 - Beautiful Tumut. Photo of Blowering Road, Tumut River. Page 37 - Yarrangobilly Caves, in the wild Talbingo Ranges. Photo of King Solomon’s Temple. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p36-37

Blue Mountains and Central West

Page 22 - Upper Hawkesbury River round trip. Photo of Wiseman’s Ferry. Page 23 - Katoomba - Leura, the top of the Blue Mountains. The most popular health and pleasure resort in Australia. Photo of The Three Sisters. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p22-23

Page 30 - Orange, the garden city of the west. Photo of Cook Park in winter garb. Page 31 - Goulburn, queen city of the south. Photo of Bungonia Grand Canyon, near Goulburn. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p30-31

Pages 24-25 - Visit the Blue Mountains. Magnificent scenery. Exhilarating and health-giving climate. Photos showing Emu Plains and a typical fern gully. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p24-25

Page 28 - Bathurst, for health and beauty. Photo of Civic Square and Carillon. Page 29 - Jenolan Caves, nature's masterpiece. Photo of The Grand Arch and Carlotta Arch. Digital ID 16410_a111_11a_000022_p28-29

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