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Invercargill on show, 1954

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Southland displayed its talents, both animal and human, to Queen Elizabeth when she toured the agricultural show and attended a Caledonian sports meeting at Invercargill on 29 January 1954. This was the second-last day of her five-week New Zealand visit.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 21. National Film Unit, 1954

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David Grant, Southland region – Farming: 1950s to present day, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/20118/invercargill-on-show-1954 (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.