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Competitions Festival

The district's best vocalists, dancers, instrumentalists and elocutionists, swelled in numbers by visiting artists from other parts of the country, converged on the Opera House in the first week of the school holidays for the annual festival of the Gisborne Competitions Society.

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Eleanor Burns, cellist, who gained highest points in the festival, winning the Orchestral Instrumental Solo. With her is the official accompanist, Mrs T. Berry.

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Part Of The Audience On The Final Night

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Four little Scotties pose for our camera. They are: John Ladd, Barry Ladd, Andrew Kerr, and Kevin Worsnop

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Valerie Penny being made up as a doll, for the Operatic Dance, by Penny Hill

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Regency Blair applying eyebrow make-up

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Bagpiper, George Johnstone, supplied music for Scottish numbers

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John Ladd has his tie straightened by his teacher. Gillian Nigro

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Contestant in the Operatic Dance: Diane Clare with her props

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"Butterfly": Margaret whitehead

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Robin Haskins, Mrs Haskins and Jack Randall preparing a tape recorder for Robin's dance

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Teacher Regency Blair, adjusting Doreen Rocard's hat

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Marice Richardson making up Kearin McMurray

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Sailor-Boy Allan Steed from Wairoa

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Perky Darkie (Ann Johnson, Opotiki)

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Robin McKnight applies the finishing touches.

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Vivian Scott in familiar feminine pose

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Some of the audience

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Heather Patterson (Opotiki)

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Carryne Compton

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Dianne Johnstone applies make-up to Murray West

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Bryce Johnstone

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