Kete Horowhenua

Topic: Local Sports Legends of the Horowhenua

Topic type:
General

This packet of material was originally created for use by students from material held in the Horowhenua Historical Society. It has been re-created here using the digital resources available in Kete Horowhenua.

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Levin Football Club - First Fifteen Banner Winners 1898, 1899, 1900	Levin Wanderers Rugby Club 1924

Joe Karam facing Lions in a game between Lions (England) & Manawatu-Horowhenua - 5 Aug 1971	Mr Karam prepares to kick penalty, Horowhenua vs Manawatu

Levin Ladies Hockey Team early 1900s	Beginning of a Bike Race - NE corner of Oxford and Queen Streets - before 1916

Group of Cyclists Outside Byko Shop on the north eastern corner of the Oxford Street / Queen Street intersection c 1916	Bike Race - Newspaper Clipping

Motorcycle Meet, Levin Racecourse	Motorcycle Meet, Levin Racecourse

Motorcycle Enthusiasts, Levin	Sidecar Motorcycles Outside "Byko" Store

Motor Racing, Levin Circuit, 1958	Crash at the Levin motor-racing circuit - 25 March 1968

Opening Day of the Levin Coronation Public Swimming Baths in 1911. Joseph Scott first into the baths. Fully dressed with lace-up boots.	The start of the 25 yards race for boys on the day the Coronation Swimming Baths were opened on the corner of Bath and Salisbury Streets in 1911.

Freyberg, Bernard Cyril (later Sir) Assistant to Mr. McKenzie (Dentist) in Levin. 1913-1914.	Manawatu Hunt Club

The Levin Bowling Club - started 1909	Levin Bowling Club Members - Winners of Manawatu Ferns - 5 March 1913

Newspaper article : Cricket figures prominently	Levin Cricket Club - Date of photo unknown

Boys Training Farm Levin - Ken Aitken series - after 1925	Selwyn Simcox's Cricket Eleven, Dec 1927 - Jan 1928

Newspaper Article: Shell Cup Cricket Match - 1985	Newspaper Article: Historic Occasion

Party from newly-formed Levin-Waiopehu Tramping Club - 1926	Levin-Waiopehu Tramping Club members carrying corrugated iron for the Waiopehu Hut

J Logan, E Lancaster and W Walker pause during a tramp in the Tararua Ranges	Tramping Party - 1930s - possibly walking over farmland to Waiopehu Track

Newspaper Article: Waiopehu Track - before 1936 storm	Ohau Hut destroyed in storm 2 February 1936

Newspaper Article: Disaster Strikes - The 1936 Storm	Rebuilding Ohau Hut, October 1936

Opening of rebuilt Ohau Hut - 8 November 1936	Snow on West Peak of Mt Hector (behind Otaki) - about 1930s



Ralph Wood's grave 1936 - Twin Peak - the first cross	Three unidentified members of Manawatu Tramping Club assembling Memorial Trig, April 1937

Ralph Wood's grave - Twin Peak - 2nd Cross	Memorial Trig on 'Twin Peak' in Tararua Range in memory of Ralph Wood - photo 1981

Newspaper Article: New Waiopehu Hut dropped in for trampers	Newspaper Article: New Alpha III Hut - Tararuas - 1983

Newspaper Photo: Deerstalking Trophy Competition	Newspaper Article - Deerstalking Association - 25 years

Newspaper Article: Sambur deer issue unresolved	Newspaper Article: Molly Dorne