King Country Rugby Union (Inc)

Date: ca1890s-1938

Reference: PAColl-6023

Description: Photographs of King Country rugby teams, views of Bulls, Katikati and Takapau, and a group portrait of Mr Edward Branscombe's Westminster Glee Singers. In particular, the view of the main street in Bulls was taken showing people gathering to take in the news of war being declared in 1914. There is also a photograph of a man and a girl standing beside a railway workers hut (ca1900) and another of about the same date showing men digging out a cutting for a road or railway track Onga Onga Old School Museum brochure, and Onga Onga School jubilee reunion clebrations brochure, at Ephemera-A-SCHOOLS-OngaOnga-1966. Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Photographs of Rangitikei, King Country, and Westminster Glee Singers are from the estate of Trevor Blake (uncle of donor). Photographs of Katikati and Takapau, and Takapau local hidtories, are from Mrs Joan Blake (mother of donor).

Date: 1985

Reference: Eph-A-RUGBY-1985

Description: Includes: North Island v South Island. Rugby Park, New Plymouth, 11 May 1985. Programme (2 copies) Probables v Possibles. All Black rugby trial. Rugby Park Invercargill, 14 May 1985. Programme. NZ Combined Services v Manawatu. Showgrounds Oval Palmerston North, 18 May 1985. Programme Ranfurly Shield. Canterbury v King Country. Lancaster Park Oval, 19 June 1985. Programme Wanganui v New Zealand Colts. Spriggens Park Wanganui, 22 June 1985. Programme Ranfurly Shield. Canterbury v Taranaki. Lancaster park Oval, 25 June 1985. Programme New Zealand Colts v Manawatu. Showgrounds Oval Palmerston North, 25 June 1985. Programme Ranfurly Shield. Canterbury v Southland. Lancaster Park Oval, 6 July 1985. Programme Marlborough v Nelson Bays. Marlborough Rugby Football Union, Lansdowne Park, 20 July 1985. Programme. Ranfurly Shield. Canterbury v Marlborough. Lancaster Park Oval, 31 July 1985. Programme King Country Primary Schools Rugby Union. 58th Auckland Provincial Primary Schools rugby tournament for the Northern Roller Mills Shield. Rugby Park, Te Kuiti, 25-31 August 1985. Programme. Hawkes Bay v West Coast. Nelson Park Hastings, 31 August 1985. Programme Nine fliers and pamphlets urging the public to boycott the tour by South Africa, to picket the NZRFU on 18 May and 12 July 1985, and to mobilise on May 3. Includes a sheet of "Boycott" stickers, and a sheet of protest chants. Quantity: 22 publications, plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Sizes varying below 25 cm.

Date: 1955

By: F Darvill Ltd

Reference: Eph-D-RUGBY-1955-01

Description: Yellow poster announcing rugby union matches to be played at Taumarunui Domain shows an arrangement of text and an illustration of one rugby player tackling another at lower left. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 570 x 445 mm.

Date: 15 Aug 2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000457

Description: Photographs of rugby match between West Coast and King Country teams on 15 August 2002. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (footie (rugby (WC team (v King))))" Quantity: 97 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2001-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000463

Description: Photographs relating to West Coast Rugby Union team. Includes various matches with Mid-Canterbury, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Buller and Canterbury teams, player and group portraits and training sessions. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (footie (rugby (WC team)))" Quantity: 192 digital photograph(s).