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Story: Whanganui region

William Webb

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William Webb

One of New Zealand’s earliest sporting heroes, William Webb won the world sculling championships in Sydney in 1907. He is seen here on the Whanganui River, around 1907.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tesla Studios Collection (PAColl-3046)

Reference: 1/1-016305;G

by Frank J. Denton

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Outdoor recreation and leisure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19082/william-webb (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.