Miss Australia, aged 18 won the 1968 Miss World title. One-time librarian from Kempsey, New South Wales. Two years later, she broke her contract with the Miss World organisers to marry Michael Clarke.
Plummer, Penelope, 1949-
Plummer, Penny, active 1968
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Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002 :Negatives of Wellington, and national events and persona...
Date: 1955-1971
By: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002
Reference: PA-Group-00375
Description: Wellington, openings of Parliament, politicians, Governors General, show personalities, Antarctic teams, police, army, visiting diplomats and heads of state, ship visits, memorials, RNZAF, fighter planes and fighter plane training, rugby and rugby players and selectors, film censorship, conferences, agricultural air shows, artists, royalty, manufacturing industries, models and fashion parades, New Zealand Players, etc Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 35mm-18037 to 18703, 120-0881 to 0959, 1/4-071736 to 072044, 1/2-177020 to 177461. Quantity: 1483 b&w original negative(s) 78 120 strips comprising 158 images, 666 35mm strips comprising 1,976 images, 308 1/4 plate negs, 441 1/2 plate negs. Total images 2,883. Finding Aids: Library generated negative registers provide a good access point to this collection. The negatives are listed within subject groupings.. Processing information: Originally arranged and described in 1995. Reference number changed from PAColl-4814 to PA-Group-00375 in 2009.
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Joe Brown proudly presents Miss New Zealand 1969, featuring "Miss World" 1969, Miss Pen...
Date: 1969
Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-1969-01
Description: Poster advertising a variety show featuring "eleven of New Zealand's most beautiful girls, plus N.Z.'s top entertainers in the glamour show of the year ...". There are photographs of each of the provincial beauties, and photographs of the entertainers: Howard Morrison, Eddie Low, The Tikiwis, John Hore, and Les Thomas. At lower left is a photograph of the Fiat 500, to be given to Miss New Zealand 1969. The logo for Air New Zealand is in the two top corners of the poster. Date confirmed by perpetual calendar. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 597 x 457 mm.
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Joe Brown proudly presents Miss New Zealand 1969 ... Town Hall [Wellington], 18 April [...
Date: 1969
From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]
Reference: Eph-D-CABOT-Miss-NZ-1969-01
Description: Pale yellow poster for a beauty contest event shows photographs of the eleven finalists and a portrait of Miss World 1968, Australian Miss Penelope Plummer. It also shows photographs of the featured entertainers: Howard Morrison, Eddie Low, Les Thomas, The Tikiwis and John Hore. At lower left is a photograph of a Fiat 500 car, the prize for Miss New Zealand 1969. Three copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on pale yellow paper, 590 x 453 mm.