NEW ZEALAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS 1958.
Various shots of golf including tee-offs, puts while the crowd watches on.
INTERTITLE: ‘RUGBY. MAORIS VS SPRINGBOKS. EDEN PARK AUG. 1956.’
Views of the crowd at the ground and players entering the field. A marching band exits the field and the game commences.
Final score: South Africa 37, NZ Māori 0. Intertitle: ‘THE END.’
Intertitle: ‘THE TEST MATCH, EDEN PARK.’
Various shots of the crowd and play and the crowd running onto the field at the end.
A cover of ‘Souvenir programme British Isles v New Zealand at Eden Park, July 29, 1950.’
Intertitle: ‘BLIND INSTITUTE WELCOME TO NZ + BRITISH RUGBY TEAMS.’
Final score: Lions 8 - All Blacks 1.
A gathering with speeches and autographs being signed.
Close ups of men looking at the camera.
Rugby reference information:
The referee was W.H. Fright (Canterbury), the crowd attendance was 60,000 and there was a heavy downpour prior to the game however the sun came out at the start of the game while the ground was greasy.
South Africa lead 13- 0 at half time.
Final score: South Africa 37 - New Zealand Māori 0.
Scorers for South Africa were: Tries - T.P.D. Briers (Western Province) (3), J.J. Nel (Western Province), D.F. Retief (Northern Transvaal), D.S.P. Ackermann (Western Province), J.T. Claassen (Western Transvaal), Conversions - S.S. Viviers (Orange Free State) (5), Drop Goal - Viviers (Orange Free State) (2).
CRICKET WAIKATO VS AUSTRALIA 1950 match at Seddon Park, Hamilton. 22 - 23 February 1950.
Various shots of the match and the crowd as they look on.
RUGBY AUSTRALIA VS KING COUNTRY 17 August 1949 at The Domain, Taumarunui, New Zealand.
Poster reading, ‘Representative Football, Australia vs. King Country, Tauramanui Domain, Wednesday 17th August’ (1949).
Colour footage of the match and the crowd as they watch.
The teams enter the field.
The players perform a haka and the game commences.
Intertitle reads ‘The End’.
The referee was T. Nealon (King Country), the crowd attendance was 8,000 and the weather was fine while the ground was firm.
The score at half time: Australia 16 - 3.
The final score: Australia 24 - King Country 6.
The scorers for Australia were: Tries - N.A. Emery (New South Wales), A.H. Ware (Queensland), R.G.W. Cornforth (New South Wales), C.J. Windon (New South Wales), T. Allan (New South Wales), Conversions - B.J.C. Piper (New South Wales) (3), Penalty Goal - B.J.C. Piper (New South Wales).
The scorers for King Country were : Try - R.J. Akapita (Karioi), Penalty Goal - R.A. Pevreal (Ōtorohanga).
Intertitle: PERSONAL RECORD. GILGINAS. ANN. CARISBROOK CRICKET.
Views of Dunedin Harbour followed by ships in dock.
Shots of the cricket scoreboard, followed by a match.
The players leave the field along with the umpires.
The all pose for a team photograph on the field.
More play follows.
Footage cuts to an unidentified cricket match being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia.
Followed by another unidentified match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia.