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No 30 : April 27, 1963

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Centennial Gates Opened At Takaka

The Centennial Commemoration Gates at Takaka's Recreation Park, built to commemorate the centenary of the creation of Nelson as a city, were opened earlier this month. The event was the cause for general celebrations, which included a procession of floats and other entertainment. The key for opening the gates was carried from Nelson by a relay of members of the Nelson Harrier Club. (All pix by N. M. McLaren)

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A view of the gates and their surrounding walls of beautiful Takaka marble

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The Ven Archdeacon B. D. Jameson dedicated the gates

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Mr Stan Whitehead, Nelson M.P., opened them

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John Smart, last of the runners, hands the keyto Mr Leighton Hitchcock, chairman of the Golden Bay County Council.

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The commemorative plaque was unveiled by Mr Doug Strawbridge, Mayor of Nelson

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The float of the Takaka Ex-Prisoners of War Association

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Anthony Catterall of Nelson escapes from a strait-jacket

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