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Ex-Navalmen Splice. The Mainbrace
Salty stories were told and the mainbrace was spliced goodness knows how many times, when the Nelson Ex-Navalmen's Association held its annual dinner. Guest of honour for the evening was Captain T. G. V. Percy, U.K. Naval Liaison Officer on the staff of the British High Commissioner in Wellington.
(All pics by Peter Cooper)
Ben Fry, Alan Mudford, Vic Harvey and Scottie (Greymouth) toast the Queen
President Joe Cotterell with Captain Percy
Waiting for their tot, Vic Harvey, Ray Ewers, Jack Wells, Aussie Hakin
A group of the girls. Miss Kaye, Mrs Millikin, Mrs Hudson, Miss Duff (back); Mrs Turner, Mrs Andrews, Mrs Coleman (front).
"Have you heard the one about the the barrel?" asks Jack Hunt
Obviously not, (Judging by mirth of Jack, Aussie Hakin and Paul Bradley)
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