Story: Gardens

Playing in the backyard

Playing in the backyard

The backyard was the place for children to run about and play ball games. These children are in a suburban backyard in Christchurch in the 1950s.

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Photograph by Neville Phillips

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Maggy Wassilieff, 'Gardens - Backyard gardens', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/18874/playing-in-the-backyard (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Nov 2008