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No 233 : November 7, 1973

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204th Anniversary

The 204th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in New Zealand was celebrated on Sunday, October 7, at the Cook Monument, near Kaiti Beach. A very large crowd turned out for the service which is now held every two years.

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The crowd surrounding the monument during the service.

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Commodore N. D. Anderson, O.B.E., R.N.Z.N., Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, gave the address.

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Official party members in the front row are, from left, Mr and Mrs R. C. Parker, the Mayoress, Mrs H. H. Barker, Commodore Anderson, the Mayor, Mr H. H. Barker, Mr M. W. Howe, regional chairman, N.Z. Historic Places Trust, Mrs Murphy, Rev. R. Murphy and Commodore Munro.

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