Annual Hamilton Regatta
Object type
Photograph
Production date
Circa 1907
See full details
Object Detail
Description
Large crowd with several tents for refreshments. The first regatta held on the banks of the Waikato River occurred on Saturday, February the 9th, 1907. It was organised by a committee of the Hamilton Rowing Club. The programme included rowing races, Maori canoe races, launch races and swimming races. Competitors came from as far as Auckland. It proved to be a great success and went on to become an annual event, usually held at anniversary weekend.
Accession number
HCL_00968
Subject auto tags
Object type
Share
Rights
Many of the collection images are protected by copyright. For queries about permission to use images, please contact heritage@hcc.govt.nz.
Comments
Be the first to comment.