WANGANUI VETERANS
(Special to the "Evening Post.") WANGANUI, October 5
l ™.«* wan«a™iis b-i-kr vn resi; dents. Messrs. Hope Gibbons and James Allison, celebrated their birth- £ yesterday. Mr. Gibbons was „ ,__ ~,. t eignty-ioui, ana ivir. Ambon seventyseven years of age. Mr. Gibbons, despite his years, is a very active member'of the community. In recognition ! „,.„>. ,},„,;„„ +h o inct war h«* ot mb WOIK ruling v«. i^l wdi m. was made an M.B.E, and he is still a member of the Wanganm-Waitotara Patriotic Association, which he helped to form. Mr. James Allison s father came to Wellington in 1840, and walked up the beach to Wanganui. He is an authority on horticulture, . and his garden and water-lily lake are known to gardeners throughout New Zealand. For many years he was a prominent member of the Farmers' Union.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 85, 7 October 1940, Page 5
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