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Now called the Commonwealth Games, the 1950 British Empire Games was held in Auckland, at Eden Park, Auckland Town Hall, Newmarket Olympic Pool and Western Springs, with rowing at Lake Karapiro. This remarkable footage starts with the arrival of the teams, on silver-hulled flying boats, DC-3s and cruise ships and features the opening at Eden Park along with athletics, boxing, swimming, rowing, fencing, the men's marathon and more. Future-Olympic champ Yvette Williams wins the ‘broad jump’ (clip four). NZ finished third on the medal table, out of 11 nations.
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Short Film, 1964 (Full Length)
1950 Empire Games competitor Arthur Lydiard was Peter Snell's coach
Short Film, 1962 (Full Length)
1950 Empire Games competitor Arthur Lydiard was Peter Snell's coach
Short Film, 1949 (Full Length)
Lake Karapiro prepares for 1950 British Empire Games
Television, 1984 (Full Length)
Legendary doco on 84 Olympic rowing eight
Television, 2006 (Full Length)
More about NZ's first home Commonwealth Games
Short Film, 1949 (Full Length)
Features the famous black singlet being manufactured
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Tahi
Posted at 09.19PM - 09.12.2011
amazing. any footage of the silver medal winning mens water polo team around? my grandad competed in that team