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Two Gisborne rowers, both of whom represented their country at Olympic Games, met for the first time when they took a short row on the Taruheru River in August, 1956. They were Hec McLeod (left), of Ormond Road, a member of the N.Z. four which competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and Mark Irwin, formerly of Iranui Road, who was selected for the N.Z. eight to compete at Melbourne in 1956.
Irwin, at the time a medical student at Otago University, was also an All Black and captain of the Otago rugby team. He later returned to Gisborne for one year as a house surgeon at Cook Hospital.

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Weatherwise, August of 1956 was notable for its adverse conditions, with heavy falls of snow on the ranges and high country. Pictured is the main road at Matawai, blanketed with a generous six inches of snow.

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In 1961, "Barkers' Castle", as it was popularly known for more than half a century, was. renamed "Ulverstone" when it was acquired by Mr and Mrs Gordon Wilkins for conversion into a reception centre for social functions.

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Crew of the Japanese tuna vessel Hosho Maru, which visited port with an injured seaman, were given a trip around the city as guests of the Public Relations Office and the Rotary Club. First P.R.O., David Clarke, is seen with the vessel's radio operator.