21st Birthday And Conference

The N.Z. Airforce Assn. held its 21st Dominion Conference in Gisborne recently. Coinciding with the 21st birthday of the Gisborne branch this made the occasion a double event.

The official party is, from left (at back), Air Vice-Marshall C. A. Turner, the Mayor, Mr H. H. Barker, Mr A. McGrath (Dominion president), and Mr E. Ogier (Dominion secretary), (in front), Mr E. Sweeney, (Gisborne president), Mrs Turner, Air Commodore A. P. Gainsford, Mrs McGrath and Mrs Gainsford.

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Vern Coulter, Dick Croasdale and Peter Clapham with the annual shooting trophies.

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Mr George Nicholls, first president of the Gisborne association, cuts the cake

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Past presidents who were at the function are, from left, Vern Coulter, Eddy Sweeney, George Nicholls, Dick Shaw, Murray Andrews. Bill De Costa, Viv Caves, Bob Samson, Fred Milligan, Tom McMurray and Mike Jeory.