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Roving Camera
Flash floods in the Maitai resulted after heavy rain during the Christmas period with the result that debris piled up against the Mile Street East bridge and broke a sewerage pipe.
Lorraine Curtis of Christchurch in action in the women's high jump at the Nelson festival games. She cleared 5ft 2in.
American cigarettes, transistor radios, binoculars and watches seized under the Customs Act brought big prices when put up to auction. A good crowd paid up to £30 for a 10 transistor radio, cigarettes sold up to 35s, and binoculars to £14. A Japanese camera brought £28.
A small section of the large crowd at the Nelson Swimming Club's carnival.