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Hostels For Youth
With a strength of 56 members, a branch of the Youth Hostel Association formed at Gisborne is already making plans for the construction of a dormitory here.
Chains of youth hostels throughout the world provide members with inexpensive quarters wherever they may go.
Members of the Napieir branch—formed two years ago and with its own hostel now built—visited Gisborne recently to advise the new club on procedure.
Members of the Napieir branch discuss literature with local members.
Napier members show Y.H.A. literature to Gisborne's Jennifer McIldowie, Alicia O'Connor and Heather Dunn (on floor, left to right)
At opening of new hostel at Puru, near Thames, visitors from Gisborne form the letters Y.H.A. The "Y" is Barbara Muir, George Maddren and Bruce Stichbury hold Barbara Murray for the "H", while Heather Dunn is suspended between Alicia O'Connor and Colleen Mossman for the "A".
Hard-worked Ford V8 took party to Puru.
Miss Woodhead, Auckland, speaking at the Puru opening ceremony.
Essential part of camp life: Colleen, Alicia and Barbara peeling potatoes
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