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Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/13-F

Description: Place-getters in the women's javelin throwing event at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, two from New Zealand, and one from Australia. Shows the athletes sitting on a bench. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/119/06-G

Description: Sir Arthur Porritt presenting trophies to winning athletes in the British Empire Games at Auckland, photographed in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/124/32-F

Description: Masseurs Jackson Connel of Dunedin and Jim Meek of Rotorua treating 1950 British Empire Games athlete Dave Batten. Shows Batten lying on a bunk bed in a cabin at the 1950 British Empire Games village at Ardmore, having his back massaged. Photograph taken circa 1 February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Caption - Tired muscles rarely fail to respond to the educated fingers of Jackson Connel (Dunedin) and Jim Meek (Rotorua) who have been giving massage service of something like 12 hours daily to athletes at Ardmore. The athlete is David Batten, national furlong and 1/4-mile champion. Publication note - Evening Post, 1 February 1950 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 2 Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/124/44-F

Description: Athletes in the 1950 British Empire Games meeting dignitaries at a garden party at Government House in Auckland. Photograph taken on 2 February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Source of descriptive information - See 114/124/29 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/01-F

Description: New Zealand athlete, Harold Nelson after competing in the 6-miles event at the 1950 British Empire Games, Eden Park, Auckland. Shows him wearing a New Zealand team singlet and carrying a blanket. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Source of descriptive information - Nelson identified by Library client Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 2 Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/124/49-F

Description: Athletes in the 1950 British Empire Games meeting dignitaries at a garden party at Government House in Auckland. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Source of descriptive information - See 114/124/29 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/32-F

Description: Winners of the women's 80-metres hurdles event in the 1950 British Empire Games at Eden Park, Auckland. Shows an Australian athlete (probably the winner of the gold medal) standing with two New Zealand athletes. At is left June Schoch (later June Clare), winner of the silver medal, and at right is Janet Shackleton (later Janet Park Cooke) winner of the bronze medal. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Descriptive information updated in February 2020 as a rwsult of information from a researcher.

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/19-F

Description: Harold Nelson, before or after a track event at the 1950 British Empire Games, Eden Park, Auckland. Shows him wearing a New Zealand team singlet with his competitor number (129) attached, and holding a jersey. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Source of descriptive information - Nelson identified by library client Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/22-F

Description: Start of the men's six-miles race at the 1950 British Empire Games, Eden Park, Auckland. Shows the runners just off the starting line. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/119/07-G

Description: Sir Arthur Porritt presenting trophies to winning athletes in the British Empire Games at Auckland, photographed in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/16-F

Description: Runners heading down the front straight of the track during the final of the 200-yards race in the 1950 British Empire Games at Eden Park in Auckland. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/07-F

Description: Athletes in the 1950 British Empire Games, Doris Parker of Waikato and Sylvia Cheeseman of England, on the track at Eden Park. Shows Cheeseman hammering her starting blocks into place. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/30-F

Description: Athletes running in an event during the 1950 British Empire Games at Eden Park in Auckland. Shows two New Zealand athletes in the pack. The leading New Zealand runner has been identified as Doug Harris, a world class 400 and 800 metre runner. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/29-F

Description: Finish of the men's three-miles event during the 1950 British Empire Games at Eden Park in Auckland. Shows one runner crossing the finish line and other athletes approaching it. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/12-F

Description: Two female athletes holding a piece of athletics equipment (possibly a starting block), photographed in February during the 1950 British Empire Games by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/33-F

Description: False start in a track event in the 1950 British Empire Games race at Eden Park, Auckland. Shows the runners just off the blocks, and the starter with his pistol in the air. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 3 Feb 1950]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/124/30-F

Description: South African sprinter Howard Kinsman (left), standing with Mr L A Tracy in front of the stand on which the oath of amateurism was delivered during the opening of the 1950 British Empire Games on 4 February 1950 at Eden Park, Auckland. Photograph taken circa 3 February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Caption - Back in New Zealand after nearly 30 years is Howard Kinsman, one of South Africa's foremost sprinters since the First World War. He and Mr L A Tracy are standing in front of the stand on which Stan Lay will take the oath of amateurism on behalf of all athletes when the Games carnival opens at Eden Park tomorrow. Publication note - Evening Post, 3 February 1950 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1 Feb 1950]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/124/54-F

Description: Stan Lay, javelin thrower on the New Zealand team in the 1950 British Empire Games, talking on the telephone in the Games village at Ardmore. Photograph taken circa 1 February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/18-F

Description: Winners of the men's shotput event at the 1950 British Empire Games, one from England, the other from Fiji. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Feb 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/125/09-F

Description: Three female athletes representing Australia in the 1950 British Empire Games at Eden Park, Auckland. Shows the athletes wearing singlets with the Australian logo on them, and shorts. Photograph taken in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative