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New Zealand’s first Indian hockey team

New Zealand’s first Indian hockey team

Following the 1935 New Zealand tour of the All India hockey team, Indians in Wellington formed their own hockey team. This photograph, taken in May 1936, shows the Indian team playing University B, a match they won 1–0.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: N-P 932-FRONT

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Indians - Retaining and transforming culture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1837/new-zealands-first-indian-hockey-team (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015