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Crampit curling, 1939

Scenes from the 1939 bonspiel at the Idaburn Dam, Ōtūrehua, Central Otago, show curlers young and old playing the old-style outdoor form of curling.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Ice sports – Curling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/node/220412 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 27 February 2013, updated 1 January 2016.