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Successful Show
All the pastoral and agricultural wealth of Poverty Bay was on display again at this year's show.
A record gate and very good entries assured a successful two days for the A & P Association.
Mokairau Station provided the junior champion bull Mokairau Leo,. which is shown here with Lindsay Walker and Peter Reeves.
Bert Smith judging wool with the aid of steward Doug Veith
A judge counts points as...
Guest at the show was Mr J. H. Rutherford, president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand (right), who is shown with P.B. show president Mr V. R. Field.
...K. Jones shears a sheep
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Les Rodda, Feilding, winning the 13in standing chop
Bruce Easton leads a prize-winning calf in the grand parade
Kevin Hollamby took many awards
Susan Hansen in the parade
Palmerston North judge M. Mullans holds Mr L. A. Post's white rock cock, the best bird in the show
Judge Gordon MacDonald with two prize-winning pigeons
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Jim Kerr with the display of pictures of old methods of transport in the area, in the Williams and Kettle tent
Jan and Nicki McCartney and Belinda Spear make a pretty picture
Michelle Te Aho, Wai Williams and Cheri Te Aho looking around the exhibits
Ian Harris at the shooting gallery
Joseph Nepia and Poi Downes have fun on the dodgems
Side-show attendant Eric Smith helps Tracey Tohill choose a prize
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Warren Richards, Brent and Roger Watson and Susan Ginty taking a train ride
Joseph Carrington, Dianne Keefe and Edwin Pohatu visit side-show alley
Jill McMillan, Dianne Green and Robyn Allan taste the thrills of the Joy Whiz
Worse than the real thing
Neville and Yvonne Jenkins take young Jackie Marsden for a ride on the ferris wheel
Lyn and Susan Harding enjoy some sweet candy floss