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This picture was taken on a notable Gisborne day in 1906 when the railway was opened. The man in the bowler hat is D. H. Clayton, father of Mrs H. M. Greig, of Waerenga-a-hika, who sent in the picture, and the tall man is Thomas Todd.

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In the days of the silent pictures, orchestras in the pit played appropriate music throughout the programme. In many cases these combinations reached a high standard, and the Palace Theatre in Gisborne (now the Regent) was reputed to have one of the best in the country.
This 1927 picture is from Mr Lewis.
Standing: W. Norman, J. Davies, E. Johnston, W. Firth. Seated: G. Hogan, J. Vita, S. T. Lewis (conductor), H. Langley, R.M.S.M.
Absent: Miss H. Henrikson, J. Marsicano, W. Staines.

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There are still a few early Ford cars about, but perhaps none as old as this one. Picture from B. Heikell, Tokomaru Bay, shows early tourists setting off from Tokomaru on a trip to New Plymouth.
In such a car, this must have been a considerable undertaking. But the early "Tin Lizzies", as Henry Ford's mass-production "people's car" was known, earned a high reputation for reliability. And if they did go wrong, almost anybody with a spanner and a screwdriver and a rudimentary knowledge of mechanics was able to fix them.