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Wellington... Homemade Bowling Green: Members of the Vogelmorne Bowling Club construct a green. After the working bee, the men drink beer from a keg. The club president’s wife rolls the first bowl and the crowd applauds.
Cycling... Championships and Olympic Trials: Cyclists set out on a 125 mile course around Miramar and Worser Bay in Wellington. Carter, Dutton and Mobley set the pace. The competitors pass the Shelly Bay Army Camp. Nick Carter of Nelson wins.
Christchurch...Industries Fair: Exhibits at the Christchurch Industries Fair include the National Film Unit display, a Transport Department reaction test, a hosiery display and a baby contest, the winner of which receives a tubular steel folding pram.
Aid for Britain...Miss New Zealand: Miss New Zealand finalists pose for the camera at the Government Film Studios in Miramar. Robert Steele is introduced to contestants which include Miss Auckland, Mirake Rahunui, Miss Westland, Miss Helen Gardiner, Miss Otago, Jacqueline Fraser and Miss Wanganui, Marjory Melville. Mary Woollen, Miss Canterbury, makes a speech to the people of New Zealand.
National Film Unit News Flash - Christchurch Fire:
Fire fighters attack the blaze in Ballantyne’s Department Store in Cashel Street, Christchurch, November 18th 1947. When a fire was discovered in the cellar, it’s threat was not taken seriously. While the ground floor customers and retail staff were evacuated, those upstairs in millenary and accounting were not and actually returned to work after their tea break! Many of these people became trapped and 41 died. A commission into the fire initiated changes to building regulations and fire safety requirements.