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Carisbrook, 1948

Carisbrook, 1948

Carisbrook, Dunedin’s legendary rugby and cricket ground, was often full in the late 1940s, the golden age of Otago rugby. Here men, women and children line up to get tickets for a Ranfurly Shield challenge by Southland on 31 July 1948. Otago won the game 25–nil.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago region - Sport and recreation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/22728/carisbrook-1948 (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015