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Carlaw Park crowd, 1928

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Carlaw Park crowd, 1928

This sea of hats is a section of the 28,000-strong crowd which watched the Kiwis play the Lions at Carlaw Park, Auckland, in 1928. The home team won 17–13.

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New Zealand Rugby League

Reference: An illustrated history: centenary 1910–2010: 100 years of New Zealand Rugby League. Established April 25, 1910. Auckland: New Zealand Rugby League, 2010, p. 11

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John Coffey, Rugby league – Arrival in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39048/carlaw-park-crowd-1928 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Coffey, published 30 November 2012.