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Shirley Cleland (now Welch) was one of the many women who helped with the floral arrangements for the Royal Civic Dinner, held in the C M Ross tearooms, for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, when they visited Palmerston North 7-8 January 1954. Shirley and others spent all of 6 January arranging the flowers. She also helped to pick the required roses from the Trial Rose Gardens at the Esplanade. At the time she was on the Horticultural staff of Massey Agricultural College.

Identification

Object type
Correspondence
Relation
Digital Photograph Collection. A175/237 C M Ross interviews.
Date
January 14, 1954
Digitisation ID
2009Pa_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2181
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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Menu for the Civic Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
Letter of thanks from the Palmerston North City Council to Mr and Mrs W A Jacques, regarding the Royal visit
Letter of acknowledgement from the Palmerston North City Council to Mr and Mrs W A Jacques, regarding the Royal visit
C M Ross Co. Ltd, The Square.
Women’s underwear window display at C M Ross Co Ltd
Hosiery window display at C M Ross Co Ltd
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Shoppers in the shoe department of C M Ross Co Ltd.
C M Ross Co. Ltd float in 75th Jubilee parade in The Square
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