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Pix From The Past
Wally Ingraft, formerly of Gisborne and now of Wellington, and a noted New Zealand sports writer, sent us these pictures of sporting personalities in Gisborne around 1924-26.
They included one published last issue of the late Mrs Ivan Bramwell (Nancye Eastwood), who was one of the finest all-round athletes Gisborne ever produced.
Top to bottom: (1) George Wildish. Mayor of Gisborne, pictured in a charity football match. Also in the picture is Charlie Sutcliffe. (2) Owen Paltridge. (3) "Bigger" Douglas.
George Sutton.
Jim Harvey.
Top to bottom: (1) Tod Doleman. (2) Hori Goldsmith. (3) Sheila Jex-Blake. (4) Two well-known racing personalities of the time, J. Maynard and Major Pitt.