CROWNING THE QUEEN.
NORTHERN WAiROA CARNIVAL REALISED OVER £6.500 (rty TelecTirb— TTn% Association.l DARGAVILLE. this day. Squally weather yesterday somewhat damped a brilliant "Royal" procession prior to the cxotrninff of Amburr. the Farmers' Queen. A record crowd *itnesaed the finest demonstration *e*n North of Auckland. There *a« a truly regil rrocee*ion a mile long, which aroused tremendous applaUM , from tators. The coronation ceremony took place both afternoon and evening, and will be repeated owing to h-.in-dreds iiav.ne been turned away. The cereicony ifif carrii-1 out with rejral pomp ami eplendour. The crown was a masterpiece. It wae made by a local jeweller, ajid was » mass of the flnmt brilliant?'. Profrseor Tirditon m roaeter oJ ceremonies. The total result of the carnival i* over £6.500.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 7
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124CROWNING THE QUEEN. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 7
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