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No 57 : July 24, 1965

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"Time, Gentlemen" For The Last Time At The Trafalgar

The Trafalgar Hotel, which has served the travelling public and the public of Nelson for 59 years, closed its doors on June 30 at 6 p.m. The licence expired at midnight and the property is for sale. Its end . as a hotel was hastened by the Licensing Commission's report which ordered extensive alterations. However, its site on the corner of Bridge and Trafalgar Streets, is an extremely valuable one. It was on this site that the first Trafalgar Hotel was built, about the 1860's. This was demolished in 1906. The old pub was given a rousing send-off by its regular patrons, but for some it was not a very happy occasion. Some had been patrons for many years.

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A busy day in town, but the doors remain shut.

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Licensee George Ormond closes the doors for the last time

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The darts board was the. hub around which the bar life circulated and here, before it, are some of the enthusiasts, most of them regular patrons for many years.

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Some said a 180 was sheer "fluking", but there are very few members of the hotel's "180 Club".

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Norm Ferguson, a regular customer at the hotel for 30 years.

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Thirty-five minutes to go and already there's a big crowd

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Barmen Jim Mills and Fred Brown were kept busy

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As was Bill Edwards, seen here serving Tom Slaven, Louis Howell, and Bert Schibe.

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Out of the kitchen for a quickie was cook, Nancy Hutchison.

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Last two guests, Ivan Bouzaid and Don Moore, both from Wellington.

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Some of the staff: Mary Smith, Edith Nesbitt {12 years housemaid), Meg Jennings, Shirley Gordon, Grace Wardle.

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And the best of luck to you, too!

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