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Hororata Balloon Festival - May 2004
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The News Team floating over the Rakaia Gorge as part of the Hororata Balloon festival
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World Tractor Challenge April 2006
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World Tractor Challenge April 2006
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Sheffield Fire Brigade Mud Plug 2006
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2007 Coast to Coast
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2007 Coast to Coast
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2007 Coast to Coast
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Steam Train at Springfield rail celebrations
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Steam Excursion through Darfield
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The Tranzalpine makes its way through the Canterbury Foothills
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The old watchmakers cottage in Darfield - demolished in a Fire Briagde Training exercise.
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Cute and quirky one of Darfield's Cafes
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Darfield's clocktower and information board framed by spring blossom
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A group of Harley's stop for a break on Darfield's main street
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The MG car club call into a local bar/cafe for refreshments
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Vintage Ploughing Competition
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Preparation underway for the annual Malvern Art Week exhibition
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Local artists feature frequently in Selwyn Gallery exhibitions
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Darfield's Selwyn Gallery - during its Narnia exhibition
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Malvern Spinners and Weavers exhibition at the Selwyn Gallery
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Darfield Primary School's prize winning jump jam team entertain the crowds at the inaugural 'Country Christmas in the Park', December 2006.
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From the arts to sports all interests in the area are catered for - including a 'heaviest tatie' growing competition. Here the spuds are weighed in at the Darfield Hotel.
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Winter of 2006 - The Malvern News office in the snow.
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Hardy locals brave the elements on Darfield's main street.
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The verandah of Darfield's Snow Equipment store proved a good height for a ski jump - winter 2006.
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The close proximity of numerous skifields allows this local businessman to hone his snowboarding skills at Porter Heights.
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A controlled burn-off of logging debris caused some controversy amongst those living nearby
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This helicopter, which flys from the North Island to the south of the South, lands regularly in Darfield township to partake of some of the fine fare from the local bakery.
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In 2003 the Malvern News office in Darfield was moved from Lake Coleridge village where it had been the lake Coleridge golf course clubrooms.
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The site at Clocktower Corner (Corner Ross Street and the great Alpine Highway) is prepared in readiness for the building's arrival.
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The building leaves its Lake Coleridge home and makes its tortuous journey to Darfield.
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Finally arriving after dark.
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The delicate procedure of getting the building off the truck begins.
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The building sat up on supports preparatory to being lowered onto its foundations.
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Rear view
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Not quite complete - but settled into place.
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