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Kōrero: Sport and society

Auckland races programme, 1849

Cricket and racing were among the earliest organised sports enjoyed in colonial New Zealand. This programme for the Auckland races was printed on silk. The occasion attracted prominent members of Auckland society as well as ordinary punters.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-HORSE RACING-1849-01

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.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Greg Ryan, Sport and society – Sport comes to New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/39371/auckland-races-programme-1849 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Greg Ryan, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.