Places

Date: 1950 - 1951

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1950/1951

Description: Includes: 1950s?: To the householder. [Pink flyer appealing for monetary support to make an athletic ground and cycling track and extra football ground at Raetihi / Waimarino. 1950s?] 1950: Caledonian Society of Invercargill. Caledonian Games to be held in Rugby Park Invercargill, 25 February 1950. Pocket programme Camerons Sports, held in Mr F Russ's Paddock, New River [Kumara], Easter Saturday 8 April 1950. Official programme Central King Country Axemen's Association. NZ Championship Axemen's Carnival. Taumarunui Domain, 31 March - 1st April [1950]. Programme [chopping, sawing, cycling, national dancing] Central King Country Axemen's Association. 4th annual carnival, 31 March - 1 April 1950. Member's ticket Kowai Athletic Sports Club. Sports meeting, Sefton Domain, Easter Monday, 10 April 1950. Official programme 1951: Answer; with the compliments of Hamilton's leading sports specialists Hamilton Sport Depot. [fact book of sporting world records. 1951] Manawatu Athletic Cycling & Axemen's Assn. 1951 sports carnival. Showgrounds, Palmerston North, 10 March 1951. Programme Owhango Sports meeting, Recreation Ground, Owhango, 24 March 1951 [chopping events, cycling events, horse events, athletic and field events, national dancing]. Programme pamphlet (2 copies) Quantity: 7 Programme(s). 1 ticket. 1 flyer (pink). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1953

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1953

Description: Includes: Caledonian Society of Invercargill. Caledonian Games. Rugby Park Invercargill, 7 February 1953. Official programme Central King Country Axemen's Association Seventh annual carnival to be held on Taumarunui Domain, 20-21 March 1953. Chopping, sawing, cycling, national dancing, model aeroplane display, side shows. Competitors' programme (2 copies) Mangaweka Sports Meeting. Queens Park, 17 January 1953. Programme Marton District A & P Association Annual Show. Marton Racecourse, 16 January 1953. Wood chopping and sawing events. Entry form New Zealand's richest chopping prize. Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, 31 January [1953]. Folded card Otorohanga 29th annual sports meeting. First day. Island Domain, Easter Saturday, 4 April 1953. Programme Otorohanga 29th annual sports meeting. Second day. Island Domain, Easter Monday, 6 April 1953. Programme Owhango sports meeting. Recreation Ground, Owhango, "Nature's Beauty Spot", 4 April 1953. [Programme pamphlet] Stratford Athletic, Cycling and Axemen's Club's first annual sports to be held in Victoria Park, Stratford, 28 March 1953. Programme Waitara Cycle, Athletic and Axemen's Club. Sports carnival. Camp Reserve, Waitara, 18 April 1953. Programme Quantity: 9 Programme(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1955 - 1956

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1955/1956

Description: Includes: 1955: Central King Country Axemen's Association. Ninth annual carnival to be held on Tuhua Domain, 1-2 April 1955. Competitors' programme Stratford Athletic, Cycling and Axemen's Club. Third annual sports meeting. Victoria Park Stratford, 26 March 1955. Competitors' programme (2 copies) Waitara Cycle, Athletic and Axemen's Club. Sports Carnival. Camp Reserve, Waitara, 26 February 1955. Competitors' programme 1956: Central King Country Axemen's Association. Axemen's Carnival, Tuhua Domain, 17 March 1956. Souvenir programme [AND] Competitors' programme Marton District A & P Association. Monster Sports Day. Marton Racecourse, 24 March 1956. Axemen's events. Entry form (2 copies) Oroua Downs Sports. 41st annual meeting of the Orua Downs Sports Club, to be held on Sports Ground, Oroua Downs, 10 March 1956. Programme Otorohanga 32nd annual sports meeting. First Day. Island Reserve, Easter Saturday, 31 March 1956. Programme (2 copies) Otorohanga 32nd annual sports meeting. Second Day. Island Reserve, Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. Programme (2 copies) Owhango Sports meeting. Recreation Ground, Owhango, 31 March 1956. Programme pamphlet (2 copies) Raetihi Athletic & Cycling Club. Axemen's entry form. Nominations close 24 March 1956 (2 copies) Raetihi Athletic and Cycling Club. Waimarino Showgrounds Raetihi, 7 April 1956. Raetihi Print. Official programme (2 copies) Trentham Axemen's Carnival, organised by the Wellington & Hutt Valley A & P Association. Trentham Memorial Park, 25 February 1956. Programme card Quantity: 13 Programme(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1953

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-C-SPORT-Warner-1953

Description: Includes: Intermountain Lumber Jack's Day "where the Jack is King". Priest River Idaho, June 7 1953; St Maries Idaho, Sept. 6 1953; Orofino Idaho, Sept 20 1953. Power saw event. Ngamokai Sports, affiliated to N.Z. Athletic, Cycling and Axemen's Association. 8th annual meeting to be held on Messrs Duigan Bros property at the junction of Oruakukuru and Whangaehu Roads, Karioi. Saturday 31st Jan. 1953. 100 [pounds] in prize money. Dance in Karioi Hall at 8 pm Onga Onga Sports Club (Inc). Annual sports & Axemen's carnival, Forest Gate Domain, 17 January 1953. Axecraft programme [A4-sized typescript sheet] Orautoha picnic sports, C G Lynch's ground, 9 miles from Raetihi. Saturday 17th January 1953. Horse events, children's horse events, chopping events, athletic events. Dance at night in Orautoha Hall. Taumarunui Press Print Otorohanga Sports. Easter Saturday and Monday, April 4th and 6th 1953. 900 [pounds] prize money. Competitors' programme [cycling events, highland dancing, axemen's events, athletic events] Sports meeting Owhango, Labour Day, October 26 1953, conducted by the Citizens' Sports Association. [Programme of children's events, amateur cycling, horse events, running events, miscellaneous events]. Taumarunui Press (2 copies) Stawell Athletic Club, "ever foremost". 76th anniversary of the club, 1953. Annual Easter Carnival, Central Park, Stawell, Victoria, April 4 and 6 1953 [Programme] Stratford Athletic, Cycling & Axemens Club, first annual sports meeting, Victoria Park, Stratford, Sta., 28th March 1953. Programme [chopping, other events, cycling, running, dancing]. Dance in evening, Town Hall. (2 copies, 1 faded) Quantity: 8 colour art print(s). 1 typescript b&w sheet. Physical Description: Relief prints on posters, sizes varying

Date: 1954

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-C-SPORT-Warner-1954

Description: Includes: Orautoha picnic sports. C G Lynch's ground, 9 miles from Raetihi. Saturday 16th January 1954. [Programme]. Horse events, children's horse events, chopping events, athletic events. Dance at night in Orautoha Hall. Taumarunui Press Printery (2 copies) Otorohanga Sports, Easter Saturday and Monday, April 17th and 19th, 1954. 900 [pounds] prize money. Competitors' programme [cycling events, Highland dancing, axemen's events, athletic events] St Andrews Caledonian Soicety. Sixty-second annual sports meeting, Victoria Park, St Andrews. Wednesday 29th Dec., 1954. Running, cycling, field events, piping & dancing. Cash cycling, open field events, cash running, amateur cycling, amateur running, amateur field events. John Stevens & Coy Print Stratford Athletic, Cycling and Axemen's Club's second annual sports meeting. Victoria Park, Stratford, Sat., 13th February 1954. Programme [chopping, sawing, cycling, running, miscellaneous events]. Dance in evening, Town Hall. Kilburn print. (2 copies) Taringamotu Valley 10th annaul sport meeting (affiliated with Northern Athletic Union). Hiakaitupeka Pa grounds, Saturday 20th March 1954. [Programme of chopping events using Lombardy poplar blocks; athletic events]. Dance in pa hall, same evening Temuka Caledonian Society, 68th annual sports meeting. Temuka Domain, Monday January 3, 1955. Programme [amateur cycling, cash cycling, amateur events, cash running events, national dancing, novelty events, ladies' cycling, pipe music, ring events]. Timaru Herald print. Upper Aramoho and Papaiti Sports Association. Axemen's carnival to be held on R Rothery's ground (next Aramoho Hotel), Saturday 24th April 1954. Programme. Weeks Print Wanganui Christmas Carnival. Country Gymkhana comes to town. Wanganui Racecourse, Monday January 4th 1954. Programme [horse events, chopping events, novelty events]. Hanton & Andersen Wanganui [printers] Quantity: 7 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on posters, sizes varying