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This photo of a billiards championship in Christchurch, 1909, shows clearly the spectator interest in events. Sizeable crowds would also come to watch the games of professional players. The great professionals, such as New Zealander Clark McConachy, began their careers in amateur championships such as the one shown here.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Steffano Webb Collection (PAColl-3061)
Reference: 1/1-009261-G
by Steffano Francis Webb
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.