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.
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
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'1950 Empire Games rowing at Karāpiro', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/1950-empire-games-rowing-karapiro, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 7-Dec-2022
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