Australia to organise similar events, but was still in Nelson in March and reported as organising another in Gisborne in April. The Australian event occurred later that year. Queen Carnivals were held various towns and cities around the country. Lints was advertising another carnival in Whanganui in October 1915 for commencement in December 1915. He followed this with a similar event in Nelson in 1916. The focus of these events had now become fund raising for returned soldiers. It appears that even as early as 1915, individual towns and organisations were putting on their own Queen carnivals. The Queen Carnival tradition has been carried to other countries, including Fiji and Malta. A time line with various Queen Carnivals Popular culture Bette and the Queen Carnival Turnley, J. - , Random House Australia, 1990 References Historical events in New Zealand Recurring events established in 1915