Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1961Vol. XXXII, No. 4

The Fun Of The Fai

p. 79 · Read in the full issue

Page 7979

ABOVE: Hermit crabs and cone shells draw a large white clam shell in which the Public Works Department's Central Sports Club candidate for Miss Hibiscus, Alanieta Volavola, sits. It was one of the most colourful floats in the procession. RIGHT: The New Zea land Ministry of Works in Suva presents a large coconut-crab steed for its entrant. Miss Marie Curtis.

ABOVE: A massive library book represents Suva City Council's contribution. RIGHT; Burns Philp's piece de resistance was this iced birthday cake.

All photos by Rob Wright

Gaiety, music and all the fun of the fair a[?] promised for those who attend Fiji's annu, Hibiscus Festival, in Suva. On this page a[?] some of the floats which helped make th year's parade one of the best in year

Digitised by the National Library of Australia · OCR text via GLAM Workbench · uncorrected OCR, expect errors
A non-commercial reading archive for research and private study. Copyright in Pacific Islands Monthly varies by issue and article; pre-1955 anonymous material is in the public domain in Australia, later material may remain in copyright. Rights holders with concerns about any item can request its removal.