INCIDENTS OF THE FIRST RUGBY TEST AT DUNEDIN ON SATURDAY: BRITAIN VICTORIOUS IN A MATCH PLAYED IN SNOW AND SLEET. In spite of wretched weather conditions a crowd estimated at 27,000 witnessed the defect of the All Blacks by 6 points to 3in the first test match. Top left: Fair spectators secure from the elements. Top centre: A general view of Carisbrook ground, showing the game in progress during the snowstorm. Top right: A young enthusiast in a " grandstand seat. Lower left: C. G. Porter, the All Black captain* has a word with Messrs N. and E. McKeraie, two o *Jie selectors, at half-time. Lower right: Mill overwhelmed by the onrushing British forwards, from whose toes Lilburne, the New Zealand five-eighths, is preparing to pick up the ball.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20598, 24 June 1930, Page 6
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128INCIDENTS OF THE FIRST RUGBY TEST AT DUNEDIN ON SATURDAY: BRITAIN VICTORIOUS IN A MATCH PLAYED IN SNOW AND SLEET. In spite of wretched weather conditions a crowd estimated at 27,000 witnessed the defect of the All Blacks by 6 points to 3in the first test match. Top left: Fair spectators secure from the elements. Top centre: A general view of Carisbrook ground, showing the game in progress during the snowstorm. Top right: A young enthusiast in a " grandstand seat. Lower left: C. G. Porter, the All Black captain* has a word with Messrs N. and E. McKeraie, two o *Jie selectors, at half-time. Lower right: Mill overwhelmed by the onrushing British forwards, from whose toes Lilburne, the New Zealand five-eighths, is preparing to pick up the ball. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20598, 24 June 1930, Page 6
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