French, Australian, and New Zealand Tours, and provincial rugby photographs

Prints collected by Terence Power McLean. Many images relate to All Blacks rugby games against France and Australia, but also unidentified All Blacks games, matches between provincial teams in New Zealand, training images, Eden Park crowds, and group and individual portraits of players and teams. The bulk of images were taken circa 1930s to 1960s, but some earlier content is included. Mainly taken by commercial and press photographers.

Contains images of the 1968 French Tour of Australasia, including tests against All Blacks (Athletic Park, Wellington, 27 Jul and Eden Park, Auckland, 10 Aug), Waikato (Rugby Park, Hamilton, 6 Aug), Marlborough (Landsdowne Park, Blenheim, 3 Jul), and Australia. Also single prints of two games at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colmbes, Paris, against France during separate All Black tours (8 Feb 1964 and 25 Nov 1967). Identified players include Colin Meads, Kel Tremain, B Dauga, Bruce McLeod, A Plantefol, Kenneth Gray, Brian Lochore, Samuel Strahan, J Iracabal, Sidney Going, J L Berot, Alister Hopkinson, E Cester, J C Noble, M Billiere, Grahame Thorne, Jean Trillo, Jean-Pierre Lux, J M Bonal, Chris Laidlaw, M Crauste, Jean-Pierre Salut, Richard May, Ray Neal, and D Dauga. There is also one training image of the 1968 French team. One print is signed 'To Fred, with grateful thanks - Graeme Thorne'.

Further international games include All Blacks verses Australia (New Zealand, 1962) and New South Wales (Australia, ca 1960s). Contains prints of the All Blacks playing unidentified opponents, including a team in Redwood, California, United States of America. Identified players include C P Crittle, G A Chapman, P G Johnson, J E Thornett, J E Freedman, R N Thornett and Stanley Meads, Colin Meads, Mr McPhillips, Mr Barry, Laurie Haig, Vincent Bevan, Patrick Crowley, and Peter Johnstone. A series of seven prints show the large crowd at an unidentified Eden Park test match, with spectators in trees and rubbish after the match. International and provincial teams are also depicted training, with one early image taken on board a ship. Also contains one image identified as a Rugby League match between England and Australia [ca 1930s?].

Provincial games show [Auckland?] University verses Ponsonby, Manawatu verses Southland, Rugby Park, Invercargill (1939), North versus South [Islands?], Auckland versus Wellington, Waikato versus Canterbury, and an unidentified team with a pirate crest. Team portraits show Canterbury team (identified on the back of the print) and two unidentified teams. Individual portraits include John Lorraine Sullivan, various [Auckland?] players, and All Black [D Max?] of Nelson. More casual images feature Tony Novis, Roger Strong, Tommy Davis, and Harold Jones [of Australia?] in the Southern Alps, as well as Brian Lahore on the field and T P McLean and [Fred Allen?] with a group of unidentified men.

Photographers, publishers, and press agencies listed are Weekly News, Herald, Auckland Star, Associated Press, Sydney Morning Herald, Reginald McGovern (Redwood City Tribune), Green & Hahn, John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (Sydney), The Evening Post, P F Nash, E H Buckley, Marine Photos, Max Frommherz, The Dominion and Sunday Times, The Sun Newspapers Ltd, Lex Grieves, A R Kingsford, Ginders, and Sports & General

Arrangement: Material came into library in disordered state. Library arranged into loose chronology.

Quantity: 63 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints