TAURANGA GIRLS IN ENGLAND

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14570, 14 January 1948, Page 3

TAURANGA GIRLS IN ENGLAND

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few Zealand “hello” girls saving “number, please w telephone exchange, states the Worthing They are Miss Ena Davies. 0 f Mr and Mrs W. F. ,f Ninth Avenue, and Miss Seed daughter of Mr and I. Seed, Mount Maunganui. (New Zealand in July last, Ik positions in the Worthing e exchange for the winter |nd to embark on a sightjtour during the summer | They have both worked in (ranga exchange. Lere given the impression f Zealand that you were in England,” Miss Davies Worthing Herald reporter, ems to be the popular idea i spread abroad. We have at you are doing quite well d that the food that is is also rationed in New We did, however. Pet more d a little more butter than iver here.” ing is a larger town than a, but is also by the sea. ;phone systems are similar i Worthing exchange was than anything they had in before. i Davies and Seed are stayl relatives at Hove, and one ■ relatives in Worthing. This first visit to England. m New Zealand girls were ;e to have a position at a three-storeys high to view ral Wedding procession, acto a letter received by Mr ; Seed from their daughter, rere able to look across at

ster Abbey from their point.

b were climbing trees and le boxes to gain better rcote Miss Seed. The great ; came when the Household appeared in full traditional . followed by Queen Mary, iwd cheered her enthusiasQueen Elizabeth followed ler coach with Princess Marie chief bridesmaid. The I became intense as Prin-

lizabeth appeared in her >ach.V “It was a wonderful ike something we might nagined but never dreamed ild see,” Miss Seed wrote, rincess Elizabeth went into Aey, the strains of the 1 Anthem were drowned by teering. The two Tmranga ire also able to see Princess n, the Duke of Edinburgh teen Mary (whom she desb a lovely old lady) leaving 'bey and _ driving away in Da ehes, with th,eir mounted They were followed by jembers of the Roval Family. Bering was terrific as the S party drove back to Buckpalace.” • continued Miss they also saw the Royal and bridesmaids on the balcony of the palace, vision, and also again later, oey joined the crowd in front palace.