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Axemen's carnival, 1947

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Skilled axemen who worked felling the King Country's forests also demonstrated their skills in public competitions. Watch this clip from a 1947 axemen's carnival held in the region to see King Country brothers Tori and Wally Jones come first and second respectively.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Weekly Review 300. National Film Unit, 1947

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Tourism, recreation and sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/34919/axemens-carnival-1947 (accessed 22 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.