DIAMOND JUBILEE
NORSEWOOD CELEBRATIONS SETTLERS FROM SCANDINAVIA [I)Y TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DANNEVIRKE. Tuegday •. The diamond jubilee of the foundation of Norsewood by settlers from Scandinavia was celebrated to-day. There was a large attendance of residents and visltora.
The memorial stone erected to mark ~\ the 50th anniversary had another j n . | scription unveiled marking the passing - of another decade. Speeches were delivered I by Mr. Ole Ericksen, chairman of the I jubilee committee, Mr. A. E. Jull, M.P. Pastor Legar''i, Mr. M. E. Wiig, v wegian Vice-Consul in New Zealand, audi Mr. L. D. Vahl, Vice-Consul for Denmark. Speakers commended the spirit of Iho pioneers in overcoming difficulties as I an example for the present generation. Two surviving pioneers, Messrs. Laur< i vig and Petersen, planted a Norwegian spruce. n
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21293, 21 September 1932, Page 10
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