Tin Hat Club Hits Town

Garbed in wildly varied bits and pieces of army and wog attire, a contingent of Hastings Tin Hat Club members arrived in Gisborne one Saturday afternoon recently, and proceeded to hot up the town to the best of their ability.

They marched down Gladstone Road and Bright Street to the War Memorial Hall, where they were "inspected", branded, and given a foot bath before being allowed in the premises.

Lilli Marlene, no less (otherwise Bob Fitswater, of Hastings).

Hastings Tin Hat Club chairman Ron Hunter rode in state on the bus which brought the mob to Gisborne.

No wonder the Jerries and Ities came off second best! From left, in front, Hastings characters Jim King, Percy Lee, Kapi Eru. At rear, Gisbornites Arthur Robinson and Innes Woolliams.

Ron Hunter, the Hastings "boss", is seen at left passing through the foot bath rigged up outside the War Memorial Hall, presumably to guard against the possible importation of footrot. Ron survived to declare the club's "Magnum Charter", which he holds (above) for the benefit of the "Photo News" camera.

In the evening, the visitors and the locals got together for a cabaret in the War Memorial Hall, where, from all accounts, they had a most joyful reunion.

The Heni Mataroa Children's Home Committee Which assembled to farewell their president, Mrs J. B. Williams, last month. Mrs Williams, who is seated in the centre of the front row, has been a member of the committee for 27 years, and president for almost 17 years. The committee members are, from left, back row: Mesdames P. Butler, J. Coates, A. Fergusson, Mr E. T. Gardner, Mesdames H. G. Kemp, B. G. Kemp. Middle row: Mesdames W. G. Shiach, B. Girling-Butcher, H. I. Falwasser, E. J. Stewart, T. A. N. Corson, Miss M. Hyland. Front row: Miss N. Hooper, Mesdames H. Cockrem, H. Berkley Tyerman, J. B. Williams, R .J. Clark, T. J. Corkery, and J. S. Nugent.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 117 : March 26, 1964

Tin Hat Club Hits Town