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Fruit Packing Titles
About 40 contestants entered this year's apple packing contests held at Mapua-the big event of the fruit season in the district.
A view of the final of the men's championship.
Girls taking part in the third heat of the novice girls' event
The J. W. Brash Cup, the premier award for export fruit, was won by Allan Brown, photographed here with Mrs Cherry Brown.
For the second successive year the champion case of fruit was exhibited by Ray and Ruby Aberhart.
The fingers of Rosalind Sharwood fly as she wraps and packs a case.
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Keen spectators: Jeff Witton, Jackie Mathews, Joe Cowan and Lee Robson.
Getting ready for the first bite is Coleen Delahunty
Bill Rush flat stick
Dorothy Hole, the women's champion
Having a quiet look is Violet Griffin
Signing up with Elgar White are Dorothy Camac, Bill Rush and Marjorie Bailey