A man admires fancy pigeons at an agricultural and pastoral show in Upper Hutt, in 1951. Breeding pigeons and other birds and animals competitively began in 19th-century New Zealand with the establishment of ‘fanciers’ clubs’ in some towns.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)
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