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Great Send- Off
A great send-off was held for All Black captain Ian Kirkpatrick, by his club team Ngatapa, at the Sandown Park Hotel. It was a great night for all present, who wished Ian well and presented him with a suitcase.
Other speakers at the function were ex-All
Presenting the gift is club president John Petters (left).
Blacks Brian Lochore
Richard ("Tiny") White
Among the merry crowd were Richard Utting, "Tiny" White and Warwick Spence . . .
Paul Dods, Sally Sherriff and Keith Price . . .
Ross Nicholson, Horace Sherriff and Tim Sherriff . . .
Tom Albert, Hoki Potawa and Ranqi Pitau . . .
Merv McFarlane, Percy Clayton, Mrs Clayton, Mrs McFarlane, and Mrs and Mr Len Patterson . . .
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And Alaister McCoy and Judy Barbour. . .
Reg Hart, Andy Broad, Gerald Kemp and Peter Barton . . .
Mike Cotton, Bryan Horne and John Peters . . .
Brian McCosh and Jocelyn Muir . ..
Mark Wallis, Trevor Allen and Barrie Allen. . .
Mrs Marie Pinel and Haseler Lane . . .
John Davey, Jack Allen, Mrs Allen and Mrs Davey . . .
Mrs Fred Humphreys and Mrs Haseler Lane . .
"Snow" Mossman and Fred Humphreys . . .
and Tony Neale, Jane Sherratt, Sam Wall and Adrian Gilbert
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