Softball

Date: 1965-1975

From: Hutt County Council : Records

Reference: 84-223-154/9/3/18/Pt1

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-041/059

Description: Drawings and caricatures of sports related figures who flourished during the 1940s and 1950s. Includes All Blacks Charlie Oliver, L. Savage, "Has" Catly, and goal-kicker Morrie Doyle, and in other sports boxer Cyril Hurne, American wrestler Dick Raines, and an unnamed female tennis player. Other portraits are of Alex Pratt (manager of Hutt Speedways Ltd), George Welch (secretary of the Wellington Indoor Bowling Association), Mic Zamba (president of the Wellington Softball Association) and boxing trainer Archie Lechie. A number of plain diagrams illustrate boxing and wrestling technique. The original collage of caricatures of McNamara's Southern Cross Collegues used in their 1949 Christmas card and another of two men playing rugby are included. Quantity: 16 newsclippings. 2 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on paper and blue pencil 295mm x 390mm, black ink and white out on paper 240mm x 285mm, and newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: 1970 - 1985

From: Smith, Ronald Joseph, 1921-1995 : Papers

Reference: Eph-C-SMITH-Racial

Description: Includes: 1970: I'm against the tour; statements by New Zealanders. I'm against the 1970 All Black Tour of South Africa because ... [Booklet. 1970] 1973: Insuring apartheid; the case for disengagement from South Africa of the South British Insurance Co and the NZ Insurance Co. Published by the National Anti-Apartheid Committee, Box 9154 Courtenay Place, Wellington [Pamphlet. 1973]. 1977?: HART. New Zealand Softball Assoication condones racist sport. Demonstration to oppose racist softball tour. Airport Terminal Building, Wellington, Wednesday 26th January 6 pm [Flyer. 1977?] (2 copies) 1982: C.O.S.T. calendar 1982 (showing 12 photographs of protests in Wellington (one Palmerston North) in 1981, against the Springbok tour. Photographers include Mark Hantler, Jonathan Taylor, Gwenda Pearson, Stephen A'Court, Brian Davis, Gyles Beckford, Christine Laven, Paul Hambleton, Roger Barton)) 1985: June 28, No Tour Friday. Fight apartheid in South Africa; fight racism in Aotearoa. Assemble Cenotaph 7 pm. National day of conscience. Tell the government, the rugby union and the All Blacks ... Reverse the Decision! Published by [HART] Box 9204, Wellington, [Poster. 1985] (2 copies) 1985: "No Tour '85". PLEASE DONT GO [Poster. 1985] Quantity: 2 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 calendar. Physical Description: Screenprints, offset prints and photocopies, sizes varying up to 420 x 297 mm. Provenance: Donated as part of the estate of Ron and Carmen Smith, Wellington, in 2011. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-2031, Photographic Archive, Oral History Archive..

Date: 1972

By: Halt All Racist Tours

Reference: Eph-B-RACIAL-HART-1972

Description: Includes fliers and pamphlets. Amongst others, these include: Flier discouraging tourist travel to South Africa Flier relating to a tour being arranged by the Softball Association (yellow flier, 2 copies) Flier about Rhodesia and the Pearce Commission (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints pamphlets, newsletters, stickers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1976 - 1979

By: Halt All Racist Tours

Reference: Eph-B-RACIAL-HART-1976/1979

Description: Includes fliers and pamphlets, including the following, amongst others: 1976: HART. An action manual for the individual. [1976] Booklet Demonstration!! Hunters cnr Papatoetoe, 2 Sept [1976]. Pink flier (2 copies) Resist apartheid saftball. 31 January - 13 February [1976]. Yellow flier HART (Auckland Region) newsletter nos. 2-3 [1976] HART National office. National Council meeting 26-27 June 1976 [Report / notes] Is South African sport Multi-racial? Flier (2 copies)Come alive; stop the tour! [Banner sticker. ca 1976?] Fight apartheid; stop the '76 tour. [Green bumper sticker, unused] Softball; appeal for pickets and donations. Flier (2 copies) Sport and South Africa. Forum: hear Tom Newnham CARE President; Joris de Bres CORSO organiser. Friday 12th, 1 p.m., Quad [1976]. Flier (2 copies) 1977: Ian Robertson; where does he stand? [South African rugby player]. Flier (2 copies) Squash; oppose apartheid sport. Flier [1977](2 copies) Solidarity with the people of Southern Africa. South African squash team in Wellington. Picket. 28 April [1977] Conference of Wellington Region HART, incorporating a WAAP AGM [Wellington Anti-Apartheid Plenary]. Green flier 1978: HART crisis appeal, 30 May 1978. Yellow flier 1979: HART mid-year appeal. Flier with attached collection envelope An urgent & personal appeal for your active support [1978] (3 stapled sheets) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints pamphlets, newsletters, stickers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1948 - 1981 - 2003 - 1984

Reference: Eph-A-SOFTBALL

Description: Includes: 1948: The first official softball fixture between the North and South islands, under the auspices of the New Zealand Softball Association Incorporated, at the caledonian Ground Dunedin, 31 January 1948. Souvenir programme. 1976: IVth Men's World Series. Hutt Valley '76 [Circular machine-embroidered monogram. 1976] 1981: Auckland Softball Association. Rothman's Men's Interprovincial Softball championships. Hobson Park, Auckland, 28 December - 2 January 1981. Programme (2 copies) 1984: Auckland Softball Association. New Zealand Womens Club softball championship. Norana Park, Auckland, 7-10 March 1984. Programme (2 copies) 2003: Amazon Softball Club Inc. We are looking for new players for the 2003/2004 season. Flier. Quantity: 4 booklets, fliers, programmes. 1 Other printed ephemera item(s) hand-embroidered monogram. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes approximately 21 cm. Provenance: Circular patch 1976 donated by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Wellington, in 2015.

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-24/1

Description: Letters written by supporters of HART's campaign against South Africa taking part in the World Softball Championships, and replies received Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1947-1982

From: New Zealand Olympic Committee: Records

Reference: 2014-103-060

Description: Material relating to rowing (1947-1982), rugby (1949-1980), shooting (1961-1981), correspondence with gun clubs (1957-1960), softball (1969-1985) and Ski Council correspondence (1947-1965). Includes correspondence, meeting minutes and agreements between the NZOC and athletes competing for New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games. Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-24/8

Description: Inward and outward correspndence from supporters of HART's campaign against South Africa's participation in the 1976 World Softball Championships Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1970 - 1979

By: Colour Sport Ltd; Sefton, John, active 1970s

Reference: Eph-C-SOFTBALL

Description: Includes: 1970s: Action Series no. 7. Price $1-00. Available from Colour-Sport Ltd., PO Box 1866, Wellington. Photo by John Sefton (Shows unnamed softball player pithcing a ball. He wears a shirt with "New Zealand" and a kiwi logo on the front. 2013: ISF Men's World Softball championships, New Zealand 2013, 1-10 March 2013, Rosedale Park Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Black Sox; world champions 1976, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004. World championships, 1-10 March 2013. Quantity: 1 Programme(s). 2 Poster(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes varying up to 420 mm.

Date: [ca1960s-1976]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-9882-069

Description: General photographs of sporting activities and personalities, mainly in New Zealand but also overseas, circa 1960s to1976, taken and collected by the Dominion Newspaper. Photographs are in broad subject order arranged alphabetically from R to W (excluding rugby). Subjects are Rowing, Running, Sailing, Skating, Soccer, Softball and Softball World Championships 1976, Surfing, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, and Wrestling. Also a file of single prints showing gliding, walking, mountaineering, fencing, a pancake race, hurdling, weightlifting, skiing, and a file showing an unidentified group on army manoeuvres dated 26 November 1970. Some prints have captions and/or dates on the reverse. Quantity: 147 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Processing information: Photographs were in a box labelled 'sporting activities and personalities'. They have been sorted into broad subject categories by the Library. The photographs in file titled 'Softball World Championships 1976' were in an envelope with the same name.

Date: 1971-1972

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-02/05

Description: Correspondence, clippings, circulars and other papers relating to racism in softball, in New Zealand and overseas Other Titles - Unit on Apartheid (UN) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-24/7

Description: Inward and outward correspndence from supporters of HART's campaign against South Africa's participation in the 1976 World Softball Championships Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-24/6

Description: Inward and outward correspndence from supporters of HART's campaign against South Africa's participation in the 1976 World Softball Championships Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Jul 1971-Jun 1977

From: Wellington Working Men's Club and Literary Institute : Records

Reference: 2006-072-18

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1960 - 1961

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-223/246

Description: Cartoons commenting on mainly sporting teams and activities - 1960-1961 Quantity: 23 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings, sizes vary

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-24/2

Description: Letters written by supporters of HART's campaign against the South African softball team in the World Softball Championships, and replies received Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1961

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Sports post (Newspaper)

Reference: B-137-240

Description: The cartoon depicts a series of small scenes that illustrate the names of various softball teams. Top right is a label that reads, 'The Evening Post January 7th.....1961' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone on thin card, 560 x 380 mm.

Date: 1963-1966

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs : An Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Sports and Pastimes Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-2000-15

Description: Includes files on rugby league football, shearing, skiing, small-bore rifle shooting, soccer, softball, spearfishing (or underwater fishing), speedboat racing, speedway motor cycle racing, speleology, sphairee, sports for the deaf, sports for the disabled Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1976

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-19/09

Description: HART's international campaign against the World Softball Championships of 1976; includes correspondence, newsletters, clippings, press releases, reports and related material Quantity: 1 folder(s).