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The new building viewed from the Gladstone Road approach. Light and airy look is achieved with blue plastic verandah.
The new National Airways Corporation air centre in Bright Street was opened last month, and became the latest of the many new buildings to be completed in Gisborne in recent times.

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Passengers boarding bus for airport.
Standing just off Gladstone Road, behind the A.M.P. Building, the new centre will be centrally situated to handle the growing volume of N.A.C. business in passengers and freight.

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Interior views in the spacious public office.

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Opening of NAC air centre was followed by cocktail party at Fine View, where this picture was' taken showing Sir Leonard Isitt, chairman of directors of National Airways Corporation (second from left), Mr J. J. Busch, operations manager of the corporation (third from left), and Mr C. Bell, manager of the Gisborne centre (left) greeting a guest.

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How that the scaffolding has been removed from the new Bank of New Zealand building in Gladstone Road, the public has been given an idea of how this completely modernised building will look when it is opened shortly. Photograph was taken from balcony of Coronation Hotel.

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Another major reconstruction job is taking place in Bright Street, where the entire front portion of Allen Bros. and Johnstone's garage premises is being rebuilt in reinforced concrete, replacing the former brick: construction.