This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 April 1958, page 9: "Neither boxer finds his target during this exchange between Billy Leckie (left) and Brian Bennett in a lightweight contest at the Palmerston Nort...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 29, 1958

Manawatu Photorama was published between 1959 and 1964 by Frank Goldingham. It featured social occasions, sports events and city events and perfomances photographed both by Mr. Goldingham and contributing photographers.

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          June 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 April 1958, page 9: "Neither boxer finds his target during this exchange between Billy Leckie (left) and Brian Bennett in a lightweight contest at the Palmerston Nort...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 29, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 September 1960 "L. Rolls is here seen landing a classic straight left to the side of M. Tracey's head at the Manawatu Boxing Association's amateur tournament. Through...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

This photograph shows W D Shields demonstrating a boxing stance. It is signed, "Sincerely, W D Shields".

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1908

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 competi...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North?
Date:          1910

Bob Davey was the son of Sam Davey of Kairanga. He was a farm worker and a keen amateur boxer.

Creator:      Albert Rickard
Place:          Kairanga, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph shows a boxing match in progress. The fighters are Maurice Strickland (NZ, winner) and Alabama Kid (USA, born Clarence Oland Reeves in 1914), and the referee is local ex-champion boxer Geoffrey Watchorn.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          December 26, 1940

An unidentified sports team with a trophy pose for an official photograph with adult supporters. The trophy reads "Challenge Cup".

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

J Stevens, either a boxer or wrestler, and coach Ces Warne pose for a photograph with a trophy cup.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1947

This photograph shows an unidentified athlete in boxing stance. He is also one of the subjects in the "Demonstration of Ju-Jitsu" series. It is signed, 'faithfully yours, J Duffy'.

Creator:      C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place:          Dunedin
Date:          circa 1911

This photographs shows an athlete named "Clarke" demonstrating a boxing pose. According to the newspapers of the time, a professional boxer name J Clarke, from Wonderland in England, made a tour of the New Zealand boxing scene in 1909.

Creator:      Zak Studios, Wellington
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

The Lauchlan Cup was presented to Geoffrey Watchorn for the "Most Scientific Boxing" performance in 1915.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1915

Back row, from left: Dick Amon, Clodz Danzel, Canstick, unidentified, George Burgess, unidentified, Charlie Emrie, unidentified. Middle row: Norm Wheeler, Graham Frecklington, Bill Gust, Laurie Pounard, Bill Jacobs, Steve Paunard, Innes. Front row...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1930 to 1933

Some of the men in this image have been identified, but because there are fewer names than figures it is not clear to whom the names belong. Back row, from left: OJ Parry (Wellington), P Hale (Wellington), A Thompson (Marlborough), (?), Tim Tracy ...

Creator:      Hemus & Hanna (?), Sarony Studios (?)
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1908

Identified are: Back Row (I. to r.)— K. MEEHAN, S. NICOL (N.Z. Champ 1976), T. TH ORNTON (Runner-up N.Z. Champ 1977), B. NICOL (Runner-up N.Z. Champ 1974-1977), S. GUSH. Second Row (I. to r.)— W. MEEHAN (Committee), W. MANGIN (N.Z. Champ 1976), R....

Creator:      Peter Cain Studio
Date:          1977

Geoffrey 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 ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1909

An unidentified man demonstrating a boxing stance.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1906

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          August 1968

Back row, from left: J Sullivan, J Cole. Middle row: A Smith, G Watchorn, Dr O'Brien (Association President), A Dalgiell. Front row: A Jervis, M Ineson. For more information on this event, see Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9233, 5 July 1912...

Creator:      Zak Studios, Wellington
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1912

Alf Pooley, from Auckland, won many competitions in the years 1910-11 and this photograph was probably taken around the same time. He was the Australian Amateur Heavy Weight Champion and the New Zealand Amateur Heavy Weight Champion in 1911. The f...

Creator:      Elmar Studios
Place:          Auckland
Date:          circa 1910

Back row, from left: G Mavil (G Havill?), J Sullivan, G Watchorn. Front row: Simpson, Ike (J?) Fake and Billy (W D) Shields. These names match some of the contestants in the boxing event described in Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1051, 1 July ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1910

The programme from the Palmerston North Amateur Boxing Club's second members' night held at Whalley's Hall in The Square.

Creator:      Palmerston North Amateur Boxing Club
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          July 15, 1910

Back row, from left: Matthewson, Pooley. Middle row: Watchorn, J Fake, Simpson. Front row: Ellis, Kerr. For more information on this event, see Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9275, 29 July 1910, Page 5 and Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issu...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1910