[Posters relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1960-1999]

Includes:

1960:

Apiti Athletic Club 65th annual sports. Domain Grounds, Saturday 6th February 1960. [Programme of axemen's events, steer riding, athletic events, miscellaneous novelty events, horse events]. (2 copies)

Grand St Patrick's sports to be held at the Taihape Memorial Park, Saturday 19th March 1960. [Programme of horse events, chopping and sawing, national dancing, amateur athletics & cycling, children's races]. Wanganui Chronicle print.

Rangataua Axemen's Athletic and Horse Association. Golden jubilee (50th) grand carnival; athletic, horse and pony events, chopping, dancing, to be held on the Rangataua Domain, Easter Monday 18th April 1960. Programme [amateur athletics, dancing, horse events, pony & horse events, jumping events, chopping events]. Grand dance in the evening - Town Hall. Raetihi Print.

1961:

Grand gala day at the Marton & District Axemen's Carnival, Marton Park, Sat., Jan. 28, 1961. Axemen's programme. [Printed by] G Deslandes Ltd, 95 Ghuznee Street, Wellington

1963:

Rangataua Axemen's, Athletic & Horse Association. Rangataua Sport meeting, Easter Monday, 15 April 1963. Grand dance in the evening. [Programme of horse events, amateur athletics, National dancing]

1969:

Benneydale and Districts Sports Club (affiliated with Northern Athletic Union). Nineteenth annual meeting. Chopping, world's pigeon wood. $450 prize money, $100 trophies. Programme [chopping events, children's pony events, lolly scramble for children, jumping competitions, dog trials]. Held on Recreation Ground, Benneydale, Saturday 25th Jan., 1969. King Country Chronicle

1972:

Kotahitanga Church Building Society Inc. Sixth annual chopping carnival affiliated with the Northern Athletic Union. Hiruharama Hou [Te Awamutu], Sunday 27th February 1972. [Programme (2 copies)

1973:

Northern Sport Circuit, affiliated with the Northern Athletic Union. NZ's richest circuit. Hikurangi Axe-Men's Club, 26 December 1972; Bay of Islands Axe-Men's Club, Otiria, 27 December 1972; Mangamuka Axe-Men's Club, 28 December 1972; Waimamaku Sports Club, 30 December 1972; Opononi Sports Club, 1 January 1973; Whangaruru Sports Club, Pickens Paddock Oakura, 2 January 1973; Pataua North Sports Club, 4 January 1973; Whangarei Axe-Men's Club, 6 January 1973. Corbett & Horne, Whangarei 10/72 [Printer]

1981:

Northern Axemen's Circuit. Ohaeawai 26 December; Waiomio 28 December; Ngapuke 30 December 1981; Opononi 1 January; Rawene 2 January; Ngawha 3 Janaury; Kaihu Valley 6 Janaury 1982. Official programme

1982:

Northern Axemen's Circuit. Waiomio 27 December; Ngapuke 28 December; Te Rongo Pai 29 December; Rawene 31 December 1982; Opononi 1 January; Ngawha 2 January; Motukohu 3 January; Kaihu Valley 4 January; Panguru 6 January; Mitimiti 7 January; Mangakahia 8 January 1983. Official programme

1988:

Owhango and District Sports Club. Sports Carnival and family day. Owhango Domain, Saturday 5th march 1988. Horse and pony events; F.E.I. events; chopping events [Programme]

1980-1990s?:

Nathans Bush Art Award. Tokoroa Showground, Oct. 16. Win a $2,748 nine day Honolulu Jet Set Tour for 2 flying Air New Zealand ... be part of the world's first pine cone throwing competition; also loggers' events... Prizes for all events

1990:

Katikati Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Sixty-eighth annual show. Uretara Domain, Katikati, 3 February 1990. Programme / poster

Quantity: 10 colour art print(s) and two duplicates. 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Relief and offset prints on posters, sizes varying