Happy New Year

What's in store for '64? Goodness only knows, but whatever the year brings, we can't say in Nelson that we didn't welcome it's arrival. Once again, a tremendous crowd gathered below the Post Office clock and the chimes of midnight signalled an eruption of noise which could be heard over a mile away. A few disturbances during the celebrations resulted in several young men appearing before the magistrate, but on the whole the crowd, though high spirited and gay, was not unruly.

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Midnight, 1963/64

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And a Happy New Year to you, too!

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"Gee, this is great fun, dad!"