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No 8 : June 24, 1961

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Birds' Song at Sports Hall

The song of the canary can be very sweet but put 900 canaries, budgies and other species into a confined space and the noise is terrific. Record entries were received for this year's cage bird show and there was plenty of variety to the entries. A large proportion of the birds, 467 in fact, came from outside Nelson.

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Two rareties, a crimson wing parakeet and a king parakeet, Wellington entries examined by judge, Mr C. O'Brien.

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Mrs F. Lehndorf and Allen Brough judged the novice classes

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Radio personality Johnny Shearer gets the bird from Allen Brough.

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Mr Reg Thorburn judging first prize birds for special awards

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Mr R. McKnight waits patiently to hear trilling of German roller canaries

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A line-up of Yorkshire canaries

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