PERSONAL RECORD. GILMOUR, H R. AUCKLAND 500,000

Rights Information
Year
1964
Reference
F100557
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1964
Reference
F100557
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:04:17
Credits
Photography: Hugh Cowan Gilmour
Photography: Henry Robert Gilmour

Parade for the celebration of Auckland passing 500,000 inhabitants. Floats, mixed cultural rowing a boat captioned “1/2 Million Crew”, “Coming of the Maori” float & Early Settlers float; Plunket “1/2 Million - Plunket will care for all your babies”; MOTAT train replica No. 500,000; AREC (amateur radio emergency corps); Tree planting float; a logging truck “keep our forests green” sign attached!; Red Cross 1864-1964; Akld Harbour Board and various other floats celebrating different cultures.
Woman vacuuming front porch and the family cat.