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No 74 : August 11, 1960

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In the Snow

To ski on snow, and throw the stuff at each other, is a real novelty for young folk from Gisborne, where it has only snowed once in living memory. So when a bus-load of Youth Hostel members from the city paid a visit to Chateau Tongariro and struck beautiful sunny weather on Mount Ruapehu, they were guaranteed to have a good time.

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Trying their still on the nursery slope are, from left, Dave Proffit, Dot Martine, Rachel Williams and Noeline Foster.

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Party also visited Wairakei and saw the steam Jets in violent action.

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Flying high....one of the Gisborne party on the chair-lift at Mount Ruapehu.

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The party at the Chateau. At rear, Jim Siriett, Brian Eastham, Norm Fraser, Banjo Patterson, Gwen Everex, Mick Proffit, Errol Vincent, and Bill Harding. In front, Harris Johnstone, clive Greenall, Janette Gray, Frank Proffit, Charles Cheveaux, Maurice Kelly, Elizabeth Walker, Claudette Gordon, Shirley Hutchinson, Rachel Williams, Judy Eastham, Noeline Foster, Tony Burns, Sid Siriett and Dave Proffit.

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