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Controlling executive of the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Back row, from left: C Warn, M Childs, B Clarke, J Evans. Middle row: C Maston, T Ross, L Cooksley, W Nicholas, J Manly. Front row: G Grindrow, E Wimsett, FMG Watchorn (President), A Stirling, J Purvis, J Kilpatrick (secretary)G Watchorn was involved in many sporting activities and competed in the Australasian Boxing Championship in 1910. He was awarded the gold medal for the most scientific boxing in the tournament. According to papers from the time, he won the competition against his competitor, Mr Ongley. He had been the New Zealand "welter weight" champion and runner-up in the Sydney Australiasian Championship in 1909.

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Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sp 91
Date
1951
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sp91_008550
Held In
"Coolstore"

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