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Early basketball team

Early basketball team

Members of the A and B teams of St Luke's Presbyterian church, Remuera, Auckland, are pictured in 1906 or 1907, soon after the Reverend J. C. Jamieson began promoting basketball in New Zealand. His photograph is inset.

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Suzanne McFadden, 'Netball - Origins of netball', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/39209/early-basketball-team (accessed 24 September 2023)

Story by Suzanne McFadden, published 5 Sep 2013, reviewed & revised 26 Aug 2020, updated 1 Jun 2023