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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30313, 13 December 1963, Page 8

THE DISABLED SERVICEMEN'S SHOP IS NEW - INSIDE AND OUT It is the place to go when you are hunting Christmas Gifts N.Z. Souvenirs '■ - S The Disabled Servicemen's Re-establishment League is a national organisation with its headquarters in WellingB s I ton - !t maintains six training centres —in Auckland, c* > K9B ■ Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Inver9 cargil! and has retail shops in all those centres, selling the league's products and souvenir lines. The Dis.W®r - .--•~f : a8999W899P9l aWe< * Servicemen’s Re-establishment league is perhaps ,-&a>-9 9"~M best known r ® r * ie ®< Christchurch through the B*9 variety of imaginative and attractive souvenir-ware 1 I which is offered for sole through its retail shop in Gloul UKWTmS 99999989 ~9BFjil cester Street. The league's original shop was in rhe ft * BH|9MBe 9LyB9 1W premises now occupied by S. E. Boanas Ltd. in Press , ■ J .. , 'Ak 'j | I’Olß *■ Lane. At this time the basketware factory was at the JB9hmT MWwßu B b«k of the sqme premises, and the furniture was made I «t a small factory in Selwyn Street. N.Z. Murals a Feature of the In 1948 the League took over its present retail shop on the comer of Press Lane and Gloucester Street and I —X_ • a a -wX? M the photo above was taken of the Official Opening. InTGIIOr L/eCOraTI nq Late Colonel Murphy, 0.8.1 E., standing; Sir Howard Kippenberger seated on right front; Late Sir Ernest Andrews seated far left. Wide Range Of Products Made And Sold LI AT|\/r to the attractive range of other souvenirs connected HMM lIV L* scatter rugs depicting with the Maori race are linll T L. scenic beauties and his- also big sellers. This is not T||k JDEDC torical occasions. surprising because, in adI|V||jLi|3 dition to their souvenir _.,s| -y I | value, these articles have Woodwork in New Zealand MAIA/ / 031311/1 an intrinsic worth derived native timbers is another 11CW /LvUICII IU from the craftsmanship favourite, especially in the - which goes into their makform of rulers, ash-trays f.Am \TAHfIIC inq. and similar small but ne- UCIII JIUIIvJ “X 7. S i X‘; i . N X Z o“: Th.,. ... b. bought in PAI IA CUE! | its with tourists from over, specimen sets, attractively AUA jniLLl seas, who also take a fancy *>?«•<*■ ?[ as handsome ’ pieces of jewellery, brace- f*DrFk ITTflklC ■ Htii 1 -r/Tj unttNjIUNL H’ > ®tc. Beautifully illustrated W books on N.Z. and place p aua shell and greenstone A mats with Maori inspired ware are naturally two of ’ designs are also popular. the most popular selling 'MB items in the shop, as few H 1 J A Aftl tourists who visit New Zeatw b»r» »«r»i u>owi» . « I Iy|AIIK| land return home ’ IfiVl II without a specimen of one x. 'vkx ,m H < '<|| JB A or other of our national 1 a—Mfc 1 , n Jb u) (.uKylNllj souvenirs. Experience has Ml KhHTC shown that perhaps New * p aflgmjSfll Souvenir suedework, Maori Zealanders themselves are ••i S«’ OrK K carvings, Maori skirts and even bigger buyers of paua ■ s-ee 1| * capes, calendars and and greenstone, either as tSB If A:> Christmas cards with a presents to send to friends - V New Zealand motif, and in or relations in other coun-i.-’TiZ-b particular, a Maori die- tries, or to carry with them ••, o* (><.:•. B 9 Nonary, are popular. on their own visits over.7 jJH B wB 9 Maori clothing, dolls and seas. &%fK. I i Shop Fittings and Furniture e*rr o» na wo* lb I B Br*" ,1 9AM ~ efW to order. Hl., Church Furniture a specialty LEAGUE was ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS AGO B ■iiiiiiffl 7-» c'ga- sa’ en. which was the forerunner of the present Disabled Servicemen s Re.establ>shmenf League, was formed in 1931 by men who had fought ||k g 9191 in World War I. These were men on war disability pensions who could net HB | \ jMMH9m99 * 991 FWWft get work in those times of depression. In more recent years the number of servicemen requiring this training has not been as great and the league now performs the same useful service for disabled civilians. The Training Centre 90ff wi 998HH8 fl 9 • t Riccar+on Road is now employing disabled civilians as well as former BBpjpR9PHMMM£S| 99 |h servicemen. The centre turns out a wide variety of work, including the making \jBB C5 tscß 1^9^989199 91 of furniture to the buyer's own design, upholstery, cabinet-making, French polishing and a wide range of furniture for homes, business premises and churches. a; ’Xa»-<* ” ' ? COMPETITIVE l All the furniture on dispay at the retail shop is made at the „.„.... ~™ ‘ % Riccarton Road " ... " * ' Tracing Centre JMBHjas jijefa, \ ■ ' *-d *-e worLe-s K ~ ~ •■(J'', 'ts’Wssr- *• * espec a'y 0.-c.d ‘MMMHIiKR’ aal . . ■’ S ' O’ their stop 8' t '' J M O'* request the Jt IKS sentatives will SmSC b, visit any home ONE OF THE CITY'S SHOW PLACES. The gardens and lawns of the League's o ; e^’ n s ess 1899HH Training Centre end factory in Riccarton Rd. ere kept in immaculate order by quo"*- | 9 ■ three full-time gardeners end they have won a number of prizes in factory tion and office t » ~ ® % ... ~;, x . S garden competitions. They are often visited by Women's Organisations and a ” d church fur- , ft Garden Circles and if is recognised as a tourists’ attraction. Shown above is "'Vjulit * I* . the League's swimming pool. Visitors to the training college and factory are * peei * 1 • ; , *.•<>- 3gj||||BEgB , t welcome. s ''To' ‘ A