Centennial Exhibition tower, 1940

I turned 85 on 23 Mar In 1940 my Grandmother took me on the ferry from Lyttelton to Wellington when I was 5 years & looking an old photo of us today I'm now searching this site to refresh my memories .

Thanks very much for sharing this, Alan. Some of the things you mention can be seen in images and film in the associated media gallery page: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media_gallery/tid/33 Kind regards, Jamie Mackay

I was 7 years old and visited this exhibition, I have a vivid memory of this occasion. There was a tall tower which was called a jack and jill from memory, where brave folks had to grab a mat and go down a terrifyingly dangerous slide, I heard of burn injuries where folks missed grabbing the mat. Also a vivid memory of a large rotating spinning disk where folks tried to get on and were thrown off by centrifugal force. There was also a railway steam engine cab on display with all the controls painted in many colours. A beautiful memory for a young child. Also a water feature with fountains and coloured lights. I am 79 now and remember it all so starkly. Thanks for this web page some lovely memories here. kindest regards Alan