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1950 Empire Games rowing at Karāpiro

Cover of official programme.
Cover of the official programme.
Huge crowds watched from the 'natural grandstand'.
The men's eights carry their boat to the water.
The men's eights lose by inches to the Australians.
The New Zealand coxed fours win.
The New Zealand coxed fours celebrate their victory.

The 1950 Empire Games rowing events were held at Lake Karāpiro on the Waikato River. Click on the images to see the cover of the official programme, spectators on the edge of the lake, and the New Zealand eight and coxless four teams in action during the regatta.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
References: 1) Eph-A-SPORT-1950-01-cover; 2)114/124/09-F 3)114/124/08-F; 4)114/124/10-F; 5) 114/124/03-F; 6)114/124/06-F 
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image

How to cite this page

1950 Empire Games rowing at Karāpiro, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/1950-empire-games-rowing-karapiro, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated