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50 Golden Years

Mr and Mrs W. R. Torrie, 35 James Street, celebrated their golden wedding recently. The Torries were farming before retiring to the city to live. For the past 10 years Mrs Torrie has been president of the Gisborne Women's Club, which held a special celebration to mark the anniversary.

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The Tome's wedding day photo. The attendants are Messrs Les Torrie (left) and Noel Gedye, and Sally (left) and Rata Saunders, both sisters of the bride.

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Fifty years later committee members of the Gisborne Women's Club pose with the celebrants for an anniversary picture. From left, in front: Mesdames A. Hoy, J. Booth (vice-president), D. Daly, Mr Torrie, Mrs Torrie (president), Mesdames A. Park, H. Lee, J. S. Rutherford (vice-president). Back row: G. Wildish (treasurer), D. Cowing (secretary), A. Hibbert, A. R. Alexander, T. Davie, C. Squire and R. Kelly (vice-president).