COROMANDEL OLD BOYS
* THE ANNUAL EXCURSION y I V • ' 1 ■ n ' About 150 former residmits of Coro-' manrlel and: their friends' took advantage of the annual excursion, held. undsr the auspices of the Old Coroma'ndel County Boys and Girls' Association at the week-end, to Visit CoronuynUel and. renew old friendships. Tho visitors wore welcomed by tho president of the CorOmandel .Rugby Union, MtU;W. Peters, prior to'the annua! football match between tho Old Boys and, Coromandel. The president (of' the association, Mr. R. Boswell, responded. The team defeated the Old Boi'| points to 0. A daiuSo^M'tts held jh 'tl)e. evening. , • A; sightseeing trip was arranged for the >yisitorV on, Sunday morning;'.'arid during' the afternoon the excursionists were given an o'ppoitunity to visit their
There was a'large gathering at the Cofoniandel wharf when the visitors left 'fo* Auckland by. tlie ifauiti o» Sunday ,afternoon. A network of streamers connected those 011 the ship with their friends on' the wharf, arid the Coromandel Silver Band . played several selections as the ship steamed away.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22524, 15 September 1936, Page 12
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