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Army in Gisborne
A unit of Queen Alexandra's Armoured Regiment from Waiouru, complete with a Ferret scout car, several heavy trucks, jeeps, and radios, and the latest in artillery, was stationed at the Army-Hall in Gisborne during Queen's Birthday weekend.
While here, they took part in a procession through town, gave several demonstrations of their equipment, and assisted with administration and crowd control at the motorcycle grand prix.
Two small boys captivated by a Browning machine gun
The unit marching in the parade which opened the skating tournament at Alfred Cox Park
Fascinated youngsters swarmed over the Ferett scout-car
The scout car, which is capable of 60 mph in forward or reverse gears, demonstrating its ability to a large crowd at the go-karts meeting