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Katoomba St & Clouds, Katoomba c1908-15

Katoomba St & Clouds, Katoomba c1908-15

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Phillips, Harry

Professional photographer who did much to make the Blue Mountains famous between 1900 and 1930.

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Katoomba

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Chief town of the Blue Mountains with a name which means 'falling together of many streams' or 'waters tumble over hill'. It grew after the construction of the western railway from Sydney enabled a prosperous coal and shale mining industry and brought tourists to see the scenic beauty of the area.

Blue Mountains

Part of the Great Dividing Range west of Sydney, reaching a height of 1100 metres. In 1829 the name for the area used by the local Aboriginal people was recorded as being Colomatta .

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