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The Gisborne Photo News

 

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Pictures from the Past

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With the demolition of the old Gisborne Hotel now complete, this picture of the hotel taken in its original state will provide much interest. From Mr Mick Robinson of Mill Road we have these photographs, with the one.

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Showing the building after alterations and modernisation in 1956.

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From Mrs W. G. Bignell, 122 Stout Street, comes this picture of the visit of the then Governor General, Lord Jellicoe, to Gisborne on April 21, 1921, Taken in the Botanical Gardens, it also shows the old bridge with arch in the background. Some of the young poplar trees which in later years were to become a bone of contention over their removal are also visible.