New Plymouth's Fernery
!\e\v Jriymouin s i’o:r.:i'y All records at the fernery at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, were shattered in 1939 when over 20,000 people the fernery. The 20,000 th ticket was sold at 3.30 p.m. on the last day of the year. The exact total for the year was 20,179. representing a little over £SOO in revenue. This is a daily average of a little over 55 people. Although comparative figures are not available, this figure is known to be well above any previous year.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 5
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86New Plymouth's Fernery Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 5
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