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No 31 : May 25, 1963

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Diggers Get Together

On the eve of Anzac Day members of the R. S. A. throughout the province gathered in the newly-completed Celtic Gymnasium for a pre-Anzac Day reunion. Nelson is one of the few provinces in the Dominion to hold such a gathering, and the manner in which it was patronised (there were over 300 present) was ample evidence of its popularity.

Pictures By Peter Cooper Studio

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National president Mr P. Hamilton Mitchell raises a laugh

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Mrs F. M. Wilson, a First World War veteran, enjoyed the show

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Three returned servicewomen, Mesdames Colin Neale and A. Pott (W. R. A. C.) and E. Bonashae (W. R. E. N.)

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A group of the boys from the Motueka area with a popular label, J. Ferguson, J. Duncan, C. Lane, G. Hoy, E. Bate, L. Prior.

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Ken Strange and R. S. A. Dominion president, Mr P. Mitchell, led wreath bearers

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The Second World War memorial with (above) its lists of fallen

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With the Nelson Highland Pipe Band providing the music, wreaths were laid at the memorial

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A special requiem mass was celebrated at St Mary's Catholic Church

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The firing party at the Church Steps used the new FN rifle for the first time for this purpose

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