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Celebration Dinner

The Gisborne Amateur Operatic Society held an 80th Year Celebration cocktail hour and dinner at Ulverstone on the opening night of "The Mikado," the society's special production to mark the anniversary. The evening was a great success, with members old and new attending.

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Looking over pictures of past productions are Frances Lee, Alan Patterson and Sylvia Groves.

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Society president Paul Pollard, N.Z. Federation of Operatic Societies vice-president Ralph Moore, Gisborne Society life member Eva Moore, and Mrs Pollard at the function

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Margo and Maurie Bayne

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Wilf and Norma Kohn, and Will Keany

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Ern and Joyce Bacon, Eileen and Fred Lyndon, Una Crosswell and Marie Wright. They were all in the cast of Rio Rita, 1937

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Mrs Pollard pictured with Alan Emery, Pat Woodford, "Curly" Lange and Terry Patterson

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Yvonne and Ian Mullooly

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This happy group is, from left, Norma Wood, Anne Hickman, May Wood and Adrienne McGee

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Jennifer and Dion Kohn

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Cushla Roche (centre) with Ian and Pamela Strange

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David Haig, Campbell and Marion Goodwin, Jenny Pascoe and Chris Milton

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Sandra and Kelvin Lynskey with Sandra's parents, George and Connie Almond

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Gary and Jean Moles

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Ruth and Tony White

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There has been a member of the Hickman family in every production since the society came out of recess in 1949. From left, Owen and Judith, Ron and Margaret Sharp (nee Hickman), Marj and Rex, and Anne and Errol