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Holiday Travel and Tours in NSW

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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
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
South Coast and Southern NSW
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
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 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
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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