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Wheels Within Wheels
The New Zealand Cycle Traders held their conference in Gisborne, another organisation to use the city as a conference venue during the Cook bicentennial year. It was held in the Midway Surf Club building.
Officials are, from left, in front: Neville Brown (v-pres), Neville Jackson (pres), Colin Dean (sec). Back row: Charlie Sheard (time-keeper), George Bennett (immediate past pres), Hugh Kelly (local sec).
The Mayor, Mr H. H. Barker, opening the conference.
Local traders at the conference were, from left: Gilbert McLatchie, Hugh Kelly, Noel Petherick and Thorburn Muirhead.
Some of the delegates and their wives at the opening.