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No 48 : June 26, 1958

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Waxworks Come to Gisborne

Never before had so many famous people come to Gisborne. The War Memorial hall was crowded with the great figures of past and present. Joan of Arc was to be seen near Marilyn Monroe. Molotov stared across the hall at the Empress Josephine. So did Henry VIII, but Napoleon Bonaparte was not in the least upset. The Archbishop of Canterbury kept his gaze fixedly averted from Diana Dors.

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Magnificent costuming was a feature of the Royal family group on the stage.

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Patron studies catalogue as Hillary stares at far places

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Nelson, Columbus, Cromwell, Henry VIII. Henry's costume alone cost £240.

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Stalin, Ribbentrop, Hitler, Mussolini, Bach, and incredulous spectator

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Voltaire was fine example of the wax modeller's art

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Bonaparte and Josephine were lavishly costumed.

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Children from Te Wharau school and British statesmen Eden, Macmillan, Churchill, and Disraeli. Between Churchill and Disraeli is the Duke of Windsor.

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Montgomery and DeGaulle

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Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Pius XII

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