Caves model at the Centennial Exhibition

This model at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition shows the limestone stalactites and stalagmites which form in natural caves.

New Zealand Centennial Exhibition: Official Catalogue

How to cite this page: 'Caves model at the Centennial Exhibition', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/waitomo-caves-model, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

Community contributions


graham jukes
22 Jul 2012
Hi, james hall was a friend of my father in law. I have three war time photos and a newspaper cutting. You are welcome to them. I am in invercargill. phone 03 2156845
Brian Hopkins
10 Jan 2011
My father (now 94) served in the Western Desert with James. I have information which may be of interest.
Deborah Hall-Chadrou
01 Dec 2010
My late father, James Oliver Hall, worked on this project - building the model of the caves in plaster of Paris. I have some old photographs of the work in progress, if you are interested. I am currently working on a book on him and his artistic achievements.

What do you know?