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Dargaville's 50th jubilee

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In 1958 Dargaville commemorated its 50th jubilee as a borough with a display of old furniture and clothing, and a street parade representing the different communities of the town. This Pictorial Parade film records the event. There were many such celebrations in smaller communities during the 1950s as people looked back on the economic progress of the previous half-century.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 75. National Film Unit, 1958

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Jock Phillips, Anniversaries – Provincial centenaries, 1941 to 1960, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/43029/dargavilles-50th-jubilee (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 14 October 2013.