Ngati Rakaipaaka of Nuaka and Mahia. Birth date registered as 1905, but he later claimed he was born in 1908. Popular singer and recording artist. Maori All-Black. Born Wairoa, educated Te Aute College, fullback for the All-Blacks aged 19 in 1924, captained All-Blacks 1930. See Ledyden, Michael. "Celebrating New Zealanders" (920.093/Celeb), p.51-53 for further details. Switched from rugby union to rugby league in 1935. (Information from "I, George Nepia: The golden years of rugby", by George Nepia). See DNZB (Vol 4, 1921-1940, p377-378, N6)
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Date:
1924
Ref:
1/1-030566-F
Description:
1924-1925 All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby touring team to Australia, the British Isles, France, and Canada, photographed by Crown Studios, Wellington.
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Date:
1924
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1/1-030567-F
Description:
1924-1925 All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby touring team to Australia, the British Isles, France, and Canada, photographed by Crown Studios, Wellington.
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Date:
1980-1987
From:
McLean, Terence Power (Sir), 1913-2004 : Papers
Ref:
MS-Papers-11459-067
Description:
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Date:
1990
By:
Webb, Murray, 1947-
Ref:
B-154-029
Description:
Caricature of former New Zealand rugby player George Nepia.
From the book 100 Great Rugby Characters by Joseph Romanos and Grant Harding, with illustrations...
Date:
1937
By:
Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970
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1/2-021052-F
Description:
George Nepia with the Fish Cup. Photograph taken by A W Powell in 1937.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Date:
1929
By:
Crown Studios (Wellington, N.Z.)
Ref:
PAColl-D-1026
Description:
Group photograph of the New Zealand rugby football team which toured Australia in 1929. Photographed by the Crown Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
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Date:
1924
From:
Robins, Barbara :Photographs of All Black and Kiwis rugby teams
By:
Sarony Studios (Auckland, N.Z.)
Ref:
PAColl-D-0521
Description:
Inscriptions: Recto - above image: Title
Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).
Physical Description: Photolithograph, 395 x 535 mm
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Date:
1956
From:
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Ref:
EP/1956/1708-F
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Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Date:
1955
From:
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
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EP/1955/1819-F
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Copy negative taken by Evening Post newspaper of Wellington. Photographer of original unidentified.
Other - Note on negative sleeve reads: Sports Post cover...
Date:
1937
Ref:
1/2-127042-F
Description:
Photograph taken by A W Powell.
Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative