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1. PUREBRED PIONEERS
Item on the import and export of cattle from New Zealand. Sequences on importation of jersey sire to farm near Auckland. The loading and consignment of 5 in calf heiffers and bull, to Hereford Stud in Britain. The historic occassion was observed by J B Ormond - chairman of the New Zealand meat Board and the Governor General Sir Willoughbly Norrie.
2. WAR!!
Rugby game between North Island team and South Island, at Athletic Park. A good muddy game was played, North winning 15-9. Item begins with the arrival of match spectators at Paraparaumu airport in a spectacular gale.
RUGBY INFORMATION:
Played on 23rd July 1955 at Athletic Park, Wellington in front of a large crowd.
Weather : Windy / Gale froce winds
Ground : muddy
Referee : D.E. Graham (Auckland)
Final score : North Island 15 - South Island 9
The scorers for North Island : Tries - I.J. Clarke (Wellington), R.A. Jarden (Wellington), P.F. Jones (North Auckland),
Conversions - R.A. Jarden (Wellington) (3).
The scorers for South Island : Try - A.E.G. Elsom (Canterbury), Penalty Goals - K.C. Stuart (Canterbury) (2).
North Island Team: P.T. Walsh (South Auckland), Thos. Katene (Wellington), B.A.C. Cowley (Waikato), R.A. Jarden (Wellington), T.R. Lineen (Auckland), E.H. Whatarau (South Auckland), Keith Davis (Capt) (Auckland), I.J. Clarke (Waikato), P.F. Jones (North Auckland), R.A. White (Poverty Bay), Blair Manners (Waikato), W.H. Clark (Wellington), I.M.H. Vodanovich (Wellington), R.C. Hemi (Waikato), H.L. White (Auckland).
South Island Team: K.C. Stuart (canterbury), R.W. Gilson (Southland), A.E.G. Elsom (Canterbury), Ross M. Smith (Canterbury), John Hotop (Canterbury), W.R. Archer (Otago), L.J. Townsend (Otago), N.S. Roberts (Canterbury), Geo. Anderson (Buller), R.H. Duff (Capt.) (Canterbury), J.P. Gallagher (South Canterbury), T.D. Coughlan (South Canterbury), M.W. Irwin (Otago), Dennis Young (Canterbury), J.B. Shaw (Buller).
3. MUSIC FOR ALL
Promotion for recorded music. Examples of how recordings have allowed more people access to music: the forestry worker in his hut; the farming family; children listening to the radio; school children listening to instructional records.