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No 85 : July, 13, 1961

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Industries Fair Entertainment

The T. V. stage at the Industries Fair saw a wide variety of entertainment, when fair-goers were treated to a different programme every night. Most popular of the performers was perhaps comedian pianist Jimmy Fagg or the versatile Jon Zealando whose acts ranged from ventriloquism to fire eating.

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Pictured is Gus Herkt announcing the prize winners of the children's swap competition with the successful children awaiting their prizes.

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Drinking cokes with masks on proved difficult but humorous

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Winner of the swap competition, Wendy Porter, with her prize

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Jon Zealando escaping from a strait-jacket while suspended up-side-down.

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Jimmy Fagg plays himself off the end of the piano

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Apologises to the audience.

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Tidies up his coiffure.

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About to play "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes".....bare-back.

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The music was so hot the piano caught on fire

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Smoked pianist

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Jon Zealando eating fire..

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An Aucklander's version of a Wellingtonian

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...and being Napoleon

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