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A combined Venturers incident course was held at the "Hole-in-the-Wall" where members of the Takitimu, Kelvin, Waiteata and Te Hapara Venturers took part. Members from each group made up teams which then proceeded round the set course, each incident being set to a certain time limit.
Removing a drum of petrol from a creek bed engages the efforts of, from left, Kevin Russell, Peter Ballantyne, Murray Friar and Keith Hughes.
Francis Nissen, John Ford (obscured), Tony Bartlett, Keith Hughes (obscured) and John Bennett complete the rescue of a boy who was-stuck in a drain pipe.
Receiving directions for the rescue exercise from St. John instructors John Stothers and Bill Sefton are, from left, John Ford, John Bennett, Francis Nissen, Mark Sceats and Tony Bartlett.
Ross Sebire holds the ladder as Ian Stevens climbs down after being "trapped in a tree". At left is Robert Hills assisting.
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