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Xth British Commonwealth Games 1974 :[Programmes. 24-29, 31 January; 2 February 1974].

Date: 1974

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-1974-01/08

Description: Xth (Tenth) British Commonwealth Games, Christchurch New Zealand: Opening ceremony (24 January 1974); programmes for events on 25-27, 29, 31 January, 2 February 1974 (with closing ceremony). Other Titles - Tenth Quantity: 8 programmes. Physical Description: Booklets each of about 30 pages, 210 x 147 mm.

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[Calcott, Peter], fl 1974 :British Commonwealth Games, 10th, Christchurch, 1974 [a set ...

Date: 1974

By: Calcott, Peter, 1940?-

Reference: Eph-D-SPORTS-1974-02

Description: Each poster promotes the Games which ran from 24 January to 2 February 1974. Each poster shows a figure engaged in a different sport; these include: running, cycling, boxing, swimming butterfly stroke, shooting, weightlifting, wrestling, bowls, badminton. Two copies of each of the nine promotional posters. Artist identified in personal communication in 2002. Quantity: 9 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters. Physical Description: Photolithographs mainly 595 x 420 mm. Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s.

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Whites Aviation Ltd : Aerial view of rowing event on Lake Karapiro taken during the Bri...

Date: Feb 1950

By: Whites Aviation Ltd

Reference: PA7-60-08

Description: View of Lake Karapiro taken during one of the rowing events which took place on the lake during the British & Commonwealth Games. A large number of parked vehicles and spectators can be seen. Photograph taken in February 1950 by Whites Aviation. Negative No 23762 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin, 30 x 37.5 cm on mount

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Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Will NZ make it to the Commonwealth Games. 11 March 1982.

Date: 1982

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning sport (excluding rugby). Published in the Auckland Star, 1977 - 1988].

Reference: A-333-116

Description: The cartoon is in four parts and shows a man sitting on a desert island listening to the radio. Each part shows the radio broadcasting a different comment, which are things the man seems fairly indifferent to. The final two parts show the radio broadcasting that it may be losing the Pacific service, and the man seems fairly happy with that. Refers to Radio New Zealand, the 1982 Commonwealth games and sporting ties between New Zealand and South Africa. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Extended Title - Should our kiwi sportsmen go to South Africa? Will there be a black African boycott? What do Hayden, Muldoon, Bjelke-Peterson, HART, Ordia, etc, etc, think? This Radio New Zealand Pacific news service may be axed... Cheers! Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 265 x 190mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

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Various artists :[Athletics badge and medal for Arthur Porritt in 1950].

Date: 1950

From: Various artists :[Curios, badges, medals and awards from the Porritt papers]

Reference: Curios-040-025

Description: Includes: British Empire Games, Auckland 1950. Federation Chairman [badge] [Shows a gold-coloured winged foot superimposed on a silver fern] British Empire Games 1950. New Zealand. A E Porritt, CBE, FRCS [Medal showing Britannia] Quantity: 2 curio(s). Physical Description: Silver and bronze objects, sizes varying up to 52 mm.

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Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923-:[Home from the 1974 Commonwealth Games] The Dominion, 4 Febr...

Date: 1974

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: C-133-056

Description: An athlete, his neck festooned with medals from the 1974 Commonwealth Games is waving goodbye to his friends departing down the suburban street in a taxi. Behind him his wife looks out the window of their house, grinning at him and the "winner's stand" she has set up in the garden for him - in first place is the lawn mower, in second place the garden tools and in third, the roof paint. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and letratone 470 x 635 mm

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[Ephemera relating to sport, sporting events, combined sports. 1951-1959]

Date: 1950 - 1959

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-1951/1959

Description: Includes: 1954: City of Dunedin New Zealand. Visit of Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Sports Meeting, Carisbrook, January 26 1954. Souvenir programme (2 copies) New Zealand Amateur Weightlifters Association 1954 Championships, held in the Savage Club Hall, Saturday October 23 1954. Order of events 1955: Kaikoura Axemen's Club. Carnival sports. South Bay Domain, New Year's Day, 1 January 1955. Programme North Island Training Colleges. Summer tournament, 28-30 March 1955. Programme 1956: Olympic Games mini-diary. XVIth Olympiad Melbourne 1956. Bank of New South Wales. Flags of 77 Olympic nations. Olympic Games, melbourne, Australia, 22 November to 8 December 1956. [Pamphlet] Olympic Games, Melbourne 1956. Football final and closing ceremony. Saturday Dec 8 1956, 2-15 pm, Melbourne Cricket Ground. Programme 1957: Waikato sportsmen's digest 1957, published for your pleasure by Waikato Breweries Ltd. 1958: Wales 1958. British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Festival of Wales. A booklet for visitors to Wales during the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the Festival year, presented with the compliments of the Barclays Group of Banks. Quantity: 9 publications. Physical Description: Pamphlets and booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: Acquired from various sources.

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British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950 :[Official programmes for events. 1950]

Date: 1950

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-1950-BEG

Description: Includes programmes for: Athletics 1st day. Eden Park, 4 February 1950 (2 copies) Athletics, 2nd day. Eden Park, 7 February 1950 (2 copies) Athletics, 3rd day. Eden Park, 9 February 1950 (2 copies) Athletics, 4th day. Eden Park, 11 February 1950 (2 copies) Cycling, Road race. Parnell, 6 February; Track cycling. Western Springs Stadium, 7 February 1950 (2 copies) Fencing. Drill Hall Rutland Street, 6-10 February 1950 (2 copies) Rowing. Karapiro Lake, Cambridge, 6 February 1950 (2 copies) Swimming, 1st night. Olympic Pool Newmarket, 4 February 1950 Swimming, 2nd night. Olympic Pool Newmarket, 6 February 1950 (2 copies) Swimming, 4th day. Olympic Pool Newmarket, 10 February 1950 (2 copies) Track cycling. Western Springs Stadium, 9 and 11 February 1950 (2 copies) Quantity: 11 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, 207 x 135 mm. Provenance: One programme donated by Athletics New Zealand in 2013.

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Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1972 :"Auckland would do nothing to interfere!" N.Z. Herald, 1...

Date: 1971 - 1974

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992

Reference: B-187-001

Description: Shows Neville Pickering(?) relaxing in a garden on a deck chair. Over the fence, two men (possibly Sir Dove-Myer Robinson and Frank Kitts) are shaking a plum tree, and Robinson raises a spade in anger. The tree has a single fruit ('the Games') which looks set to fall into Pickering's garden Christchurch hosted the 10th Commonwealth Games in 1974, with Pickering in place as Mayor at the time Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick / NZ Herald, 16.11.71 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 277 by 413 mm on sheet 390 x 495 mm Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Ephemera (Eph-D-LOCAL-Christchurch-1971/1973); other items transferred to Manuscripts, Photographic Archive and published collections.

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[Ephemera relating to general sporting events, sports clubs, fixtures and activities in...

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-B-SPORT-1970s

Description: Includes: 1974: Tenth British Commonwealth Games, Christchurch 1974. official souvenir. Rank Xerox. Xth British Commonwealth Games, Christchurch 1974. How headlines were made and communicated. Xth British Commonwealth Games 1974. Ticketing and accommodation. Booking forms / programme booklet 10th Commonwealth Games, Christchurch 1974. greatest Games pictures; plus keep-forever record of winners, times. 96 pages $1.00 1975: "Injury prevention", by Peter G Stokes. Yellow flyer promoting book. 1977: 2nd New Zealand Games, 21 January to 26 January 1977. Ticketing application form. Air New Zealand / NAC. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and mimeographs, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

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[Programmes and tickets for athletics meetings and sports clubs. 1990. Folder 2 (Common...

Date: 1990

Reference: Eph-A-ATHLETICS-1990-2

Description: Includes booklets pamphlets and flyers for the 14th Commonwealth Games in Auckland, 24 January - 3 February 1990: The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team, XIVth Commonwealth Games Auckland 1990. 132 pages (2 copies) Athletics team manual. Volume 01 Athletics January 27, Mt Smart Stadium. [Programme - folded pamphlet] Athletics January 29, Mt Smart Stadium. [Programme] Athletics February 1, Mt Smart Stadium. [Programme] Athletics February 3, Mt Smart Stadium. [Programme] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying under 250 mm.

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[Programmes and tickets for athletics meetings and sports clubs. 1990. Folder 1 (Common...

Date: 1990

Reference: Eph-A-ATHLETICS-1990-1

Description: Includes booklets pamphlets and flyers for the 14th Commonwealth Games in Auckland, 24 January - 3 February 1990: A guide to the Games (pamphlet)(2 copies) Official ticket order form Ticket information and official order form (title differs from previous listed item above) Sports programme (pamphlet format) SPRINT: SPorts Results and Information NeTwork; user's guide (UNISYS). Booklet Postcard. Auckland City of Sails The Games Family telephone directory Auckland Electric Power Board. Staff circular no. G28/89. 3 July 1989; metal supporter's badge; and "Go for gold!" sticker Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying under 250 mm.

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Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :A note of comfort to the people of Christchurch who hav...

Date: 1971 - 1974

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989:Five cartoons by Lodge on the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

Reference: A-349-051

Description: A play on a short piece taken from a Christchurch newspaper, which reads: 'Christchurch, no one is going to nobble six Australian competitors in this month's national frog jumping contest - the organisers have arranged for an armed security guard.' The cartoon exaggerates this idea to the point where, in the last frame, a horse truck pulls up to the jumping contest, filled with seven armed security guards. The policeman asks the truck driver "Horse?", to which the driver replies, "No, just got a frog in my float" Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 71 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, whiteout and letratone, and newsprint, 265 x 320 mm on sheet 315 x 373 mm

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[Programmes and other ephemera for athletics meetings and sports clubs. 1990-1997]

Date: 1990 - 1997

By: Panmure Printers Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-ATHLETICS-1990/1997

Description: Includes: 1990: XIVth Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand, 24th January - 3rd February 1990. Printer by Panmure Printers Limited, Auckland Commonwealth Games special. Countdown to Auckland, the land that time finally remembered (loose pages from the Guardian, 24 January 1990, pages 14 - 15) 1991: Athletics New Zealand. New Zealand track and field rankings, 20 November 1991 1992: EFFEM Foods New Zealand. A member of the Mars Group of companies worldwide. Official sponsor New Zealand Olympic team. Printed by Impressions International Ltd, Auckland [Bumper sticker. 1992] 1995: Fletcher Challenge 31st marathon, Rotorua, New Zealand. Saturday 29th April 1995. Souvenir race review 1997: New Zealand Athletics League 1997-98. Team and athletic profiles, league records, full athletics calendar. (Front cover shows photographic portrait of Beatrice Faumuina) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, letterpress on programmes and pamphlets, sizes varying under 330 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by Athletics New Zealand in 2013.

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Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :"Isn't that pit rather small for the pole vault?" "This...

Date: 1971 - 1974

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989:Five cartoons by Lodge on the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

Reference: A-349-050

Description: Shows a New Zealand athlete being pulled by both arms by two teams, one being led by Christchurch mayor Neville Pickering, and the other representing a poll petition. A man with 'Time Limit' is digging a hole in front of the athlete, while behind him is a sign reading 'Commonwealth Games Contest - Event 1 Tug o' War, Event 2 Poll Vault' Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Nevile Lodge 71 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, whiteout and letratone with some colour background; 265 x 335 mm on sheet 315 x 380 mm

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Scenic photographs of New Zealand

Date: [ca 1920s-1950]

From: McGregor family : Photographs

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Seaward, Neville Stephen, 1913-2005; Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Whites Aviation Ltd

Reference: PAColl-10145-1

Description: Commercial scenic photographic prints, possibly relating to the McGregor family, of a range of subjects circa 1920s-1940s. Taken by various photographers. Contains sets of views of New Zealand including Invercargill (11 images), Christchurch (12 images), Dunedin (11 images) published by Tanner Bros Ltd. The Tanner images feature buildings (including schools, hospitals, and churches), parks and gardens (with rivers and fountains), and monuments. Collection also holds an image of Princess Gate in Rotorua likely taken by Francis Gordon Radcliffe. Two Whites Aviation images show Imperial and Commonwealth Games venues Olympic Pool and Eden Park. A hand coloured image of Albert Park, Auckland, a photograph of Tauranga, and photographs of the Queenstown area (The Remarkables, Lake Wakatipu) were taken by unidentified commercial photographers. Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s) including one hand coloured image and one postcard. 2 item(s) of photographic ephemera. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Opening ceremony Xth British Commonwealth Games 1974, Christchurch New Zealand. [Poster].

Date: 1974

By: Pringle, Michael James, 1962-

Reference: Eph-D-SPORTS-1974-01

Description: Photographic view of the stadium and track during the opening ceremony, 24 January 1974. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph 435 x 610 mm. Provenance: Donated by Michael Pringle in 2002.

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John Walker and Rod Dixon in the Commonwealth Games 1500m race

Date: 1974

From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints

Reference: PA12-3122

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis in 1974 showing John Walker and Rod Dixon with other runners in the 1500 metres at the Christchurch Commonwealth Games. Transparencies showing Commonwealth 1500 metre race are also at PA12-3034. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 15 colour original transparency/ies uncut 35mm transparency strips. Processing information: Reference number changed in October 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-69.

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Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[13 cartoons published in the Auckland Star in July 1982.]

Date: 1982

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-360-063/075

Description: Cartoons on international and New Zealand political and social issues. Quantity: 13 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

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Dulux New Zealand Ltd :Cartons of large photographs from the 'Press Photographer of the...

Date: 1978-1983

By: Dulux (N.Z.); Milne, John, active 1970s-1980s; Charteris, David, active 1970s-1980s; Scott, Don, active 1970s-1980s; Cole, Douglas Lowell, 1930-; Mitchell, Mark, active 1983; Short, J J, active 1983; Estcourt, Paul, active. 1983; Lennon, Annie, active 1970s-1980s; McNicholas, Michael, active 1983; Dainow, Bert, active 1983; Selkirk, John, active 1968-2005; Freeman, Fred, active 1978; White, Ross, active 1978; Mitchell-Anyon, Graeme, active 1979; Griffiths, Mervyn, active 1978; Andrews, Tony, active 1970s-1980s; Simcox, Craig, active 1983; Coppock, Trevor, active 1983; Dale, G, active 1982; Connew, Bruce, active 1970-2007; McNicoll, Bill, active 1983; Shacklock, Gerald, active 1970s-1980s; Costell, Maurice, active 1982; Anderson, Allan, active 1983; Drury, Peter, active 1978; Partridge, Richard, active 1978; Job, Murray, active 1979; Nook, Lynne, active 1970s-1980s; Richardson, Brett, active 1978; Mackley, Ian Chappell, 1928-2016; Stone, John, active 1983

Reference: PAColl-0194

Description: Photographs of various New Zealanders submitted for the News Photographer of the Year Award, sponsored by Dulux. Consists of: no. 1. Portrait of intellectually handicapped women / John Milne. 2. Portraits of Prof. D C Stevenson, R Wright, G Garde, G Belhouse and A. Whitteker / David Charteris. 3. Portrait of Captain James Richards Middleton / Don Scott. 4. Photograph of Sir Thomas Skinner / Douglas Cole. 5. Portrait of Tahuaaitai Te Urupu / Mark Mitchell. 6. Portrait of Angus McLeod / Douglas Cole. 7. Photograph of Japanese fishermen / J J Short. 8. Mrs Kae Miller / J J Short. 9. Tony Ryan as Jesus Christ / Mark Mitchell. 10. Tom McIntyre and sprinter, Kim Robertson / Paul Estcourt. 11. Toko oil well near Stratford / John Selkirk. 12. Annie Lennon / Michael McNicholas. 13. Ivy Thomas, Paul Tyrrell and Lynette Hooten at protest against conviction of Arthur Allen Thomas / Bert Dainow. 14. Sideshow man, Trades Fair, Wellington, 1978 / John Selkirk. 15. George Gair, 1978 / Fred Freeman. 16. Southland floods 1978 / Ross White. 17. Jack Higgins / Graeme Mitchell-Anyon, 1979. 18. Black Power member, William Ryland, 1978 / Ron Fox. 19. Couple kissing, 1978 / Mervyn Griffiths. 20. Roger Gibson on flute / Tony Andrews. 21. Malcolm Dronsfield, swimmer / Craig Simcox, 1983. 22. First aid nurse and victim / Trevor Coppock, 1983. 23. Eruera and Amiria Stirling, 1982 / Vicky Wardell. 24. Ingrid MacIntyre, diver, 1983 / G Dale. 25. Maori waka paddlers at Waitangi during the visit of Prince & Princess of Wales, 1983 / Bruce Connew. 26. Bert Hughes, 1983 / Bill McNicol. 27. Doug Te Paa and others carrying Elaine Herematu, 1983 / Anthony Phelps. 28. Precious McKenzie and Shane Wilson / Gerald Shacklock. 29. Ken Douglas, 1982 / Maurice Costello. 30. Richard Bell with antique camera, 1983 / Richard Simpson. 31. Stephanie Hooper & Steve Rush 1983 / Allan Anderson. 32. Lyndsay Fairburn, 1978 / Fred Freeman. 33. Mr Downie and newsmen / Ian Mackley. 1978. 34. Warren Weir and Bella Lafatanoa, 1978 / Fred Freeman. 35. Samoan woman and child, 1978 / Peter Drury. 36. Rosemary McLeod, 1978 / Liz Brook. 37. Train accident, 1978 / Richard Partridge. 38. Bruce Forsyth / Ross Wiggins. 39. Arnold Wilson, 1978 / Philip Doyle. 40. Couple farewelling US Icebreaker, Polar Star, 1978 / Merv Griffiths. 41. Mrs Tumanako Reweti (Auntie Hope) and Tania Kir Kau. 1979 / Graeme Mitchelle-Anyon. 42. Three portraits of Waric Slyfield / Paul Estcourt. 43. Peter Colwill, 1979 / Murray Job. 44. Taranaki Men's hockey champs, J Louvendie & T. Munro / Lynne Nook. 45. Mary Lochore, 1978 / Ron Fox. 46. Picture of children listening to bearded man, 1978 / Brett Richardson. 47. Janine Gadsby, Melinda & Ivan Gadsby, Garth Gadsby and Ron Gadsby / Ian Mackley. 48. British Riggers, 1983 / Bruce Connew. 49. Barry Crump and Robyn, 1983 / Bruce Connew. 50. Wreckage from the yacht Lion Heart II, 1983 / John Stone. 51. Crippled Children Society's camp, Riversdale, 1979 / Ross Giblin. 52. Barry and David Pay, 1979 / Murray Job. 53. Picture of child drinking from a tap, 1979 / Liz Brock. 54. Keith Levy displaying his chest, 1978 / Ross Giblin. 55. Sir Edmund Hillary, 1979 / Maurice Costello. 56. Sister Mary Peter Doyle, 1978 / John Selkirk. 57. John Barker, 1978 / J J Short. 58. Oriental Bay, Wellington; four men watching `run for fun' joggers , 1979 / John O'Brien. 59. Man having hair permed, 1978 / John O'Brien. 60. Commonwealth Games, 1978. Womens 800 metres / Paul Estcourt. 61. West Coast rugby supporters, Palmerston North, 1979 / Maurice Costello. 62. Sir Basil Arthur, John Kirk, David Lange, Joe Walding and Richard Prebble, 1978 / Ron Fox. 63. Maori protestors, Ponsonby, 1979 / Ross White. 64. Father Xmas [Christmas], 1979 / R. Pilcher. 65. Three school children, 1979 / R. Pilcher. 66. Mrs E Evans playing cards / R. Pilcher. Quantity: 66 b&w original photographic print(s) in two containers.

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