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Pictorial Parade No. 24
Short Film (Full Length) – 1954
28 May 2012 - 01.14am
The Vancouver Empire Games took place on the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition ) grounds. There is a statue of Roger Banister there, as the only real trace of these games. The PNE has not really had good Australian or NZ tourism kiosks etc ... for many decades.
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