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Inter – Firms' Swimming
Scorning bleak conditions and heavy showers of rain, contestants set out to enjoy an unusual swimming carnival in the Municipal Pool. The occasion was the inter-firms' swimming sports and they were a tremendous success. Highlight of the meeting, for spectators and contestants alike, was the greasy pole beltemup contest.
Competitors in a heat of the tube event take to the air
Paddle fixed firmly amouth, this contestant churns towards the finishing line.
Nancy Nyberg (Nurses), pitted on the greasy pole against some bullying male, withstood his attacks until help arrived (right) and she was awarded the title.
Here's one way of entering the water.
In a neck and neck finish, George Griffith (Lands and Survey), left, beat Neil Fitzsimmons (P and T) in the tube final.