New Zealand Axemen's Association (1901-1916)

Date: 1888-2010

By: Warner, Eric Ross, 1933-2010

Reference: MS-Group-2008

Description: Comprises papers and manuscripts relating to Warner's interest in woodchopping and sawing, and including the historical material which he collected, and the articles which he wrote on the history of the sport. Also includes papers relating to the Waimarino area and in particular to the district around Raetihi, as well as to farming and social organisations to which he belonged Source of title - Supplied by Library Arrangement: The records had originally no order when accessioned by the Library. They have since been placed into a series sequence, reflecting the major divisions in the collection Eric Warner was born near Raetihi into a family involved in the sport of woodchopping. His father, Walter, a local organiser of the sport as well as an axeman, helped formulate the handicapping system, which was of crucial importance in the `cash' sports of athletics and woodchopping. Eric acted as his secretary, and, although an athlete rather than an axeman, developed a deep interest in the sport, but found that the records of woodchopping, as a result of its 'bush' origins and its fractured administration to be badly kept or lost. He embarked on an attempt to retrieve a full history record. He was also a historian of the Waimarino area and of histories of small bush towns. Quantity: 179 folder(s). 6 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Estate of Eric Warner, 2011 Transfers: Collection as a whole Manuscripts. Transferred photograph albums and loose photographs are at PA-Group-00758. Transferred ephemera filed under EPH-Sport-Warner, curios at 043001 and 2, and maps at MapColl-832.1 - To Photographic Archive - Photographs - To Ephemera Collection - Large collection of posters and programmes - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Curios in the form of cloth badges. Held as Curios-043-001 and -002.

Date: 1915 - 1926

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1915/1926

Description: Includes: Owhango Sports Club. Chopping. [Undated programme with contestants Pittams, Meagher, Kohinga, Climo, Timmo, Houpapa, and many others] 1915: New Zealand Axemen's Association. Fifteenth annual grand championship carnival. Eltham, 27 December 1915. Programme 1921: Unidentified programme (no cover). Raetihi, 1921 1923: Unidentified programme (no cover). Raetihi, 1923 Sporting records 1923-4 calendar. New Zealand Publishing Company Ltd, Wellington [Records for horse racing, Australasian amateur record performances for running, cross country running, walking, hurdles, jumping; World records for running, hurdles, walking, billiards, rowing, jumping, horse jumping, hammer throwing, shot putting, discus, javelin, football kick, endurance club swinging, dumbbells, weightlifting, swimming, cricket, boxing, skipping, skating, piano playing (110 hours; NZer Professor Kemp, 1920 in London), starling shooting, sparrow and pigeon shooting, woodchopping, sheaf tossing, cycling, motoring] 1925: Rangataua Axemen's & Athletic Assn. Fifteenth grand annual chopping sawing carnival, Easter Monday, April 13 1925. Programme Taihape St Patrick's Day Axemen's and Athletic Club. Third annual record prize sports, New Recreation Ground, 17-18 March 1925. Official programme NZ & South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26. Official daily programme, guide and timetable 1926: Murchison Athletic and Axemen's Association. Monster sports carnival on the A and P Association's show grounds, 2-3 June (King's Birthday) 1926. Official programmes (1 for first day, 1 for second day) Papakura Sports Club. Chopping & Shooting Carnival to be held in Prince Edward Park, Papakura. Labour Day 25 October 1926. Official programme Rotorua Agricultural & Pastoral Association. Annual summer show, 19-20 February 1926. Programme of chopping and sawing events, and catalogue of exhibits. Arawa Park, Rotorua. Taihape St Patrick's Day Axemen's and Athletic Club. Fourth annual sports, 17-18 March 1926. Programme Waiuku Athletic Sports Club. Monster sports. Seventh annual meeting, 29 January 1926. Official programme Quantity: 10 Programme(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1908-2009

From: Warner, Eric Ross, 1933-2010 : Papers

Reference: Series-5056

Description: Papers originating from or relating to the bodies which at various times have controlled nationally the sport of wood chopping in New Zealand. Includes the papers of the handicapping committees. Also records of local clubs collected by Eric Warner Quantity: 25 folder(s).

Date: 1915

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

By: Eltham Argus (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1915-01

Description: Programme for a sports event lists chopping, cycling and Maori events. Chopping included a World's Champion Chop, an Underhand Handicap, NZ Axemen's Cup Handicap, Visitors' Chop, Single Handed Sawing Championship of the World. Cycling events included a One Mile Handicap, a Carnival Wheel Race and a Three Mile Handicap. Maori events included a Grand Poi Dance Competition / Ropu Poi; Maori Dance Competition / Ropu Haka and a Peeling Potato Competition / Purei Waruwaru Riwai (Taera Maori). The description of the Maori events are in both English and Maori. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on both sides of card 135 x 254 mm, folded in three, to 135 x 87 mm.