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No 60 : October 16, 1965

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Maritime Exhibition

Any old mariner would have felt at home in the Nelson Sports Hall earlier this month. The plaintive cry of the gulls, the sound of breaking seas, and the wind howling through rigging was the introduction to the Iron Duke Sea Scouts' second maritime exhibition. The sound effects highlighted the huge display of ships and the sea, and a separate section dealing with vintage transport.

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Kenny Eyles tries the wheel of the old scow "Wairau" in front of the huge bridge which dominates the whole exhibition

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The Royal New Zealand Navy's display

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One of the magnificent examples of bottled miniature ships in the Ricketts' collection

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An interesting half hour can be spent examining the hundreds of knots displayed.

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Working models of yachts and ships

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There was also a huge display of model aircraft.

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Skin and deep sea diving equipment

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