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Carnival day on the Waikato River: Record crowds at the annual Ngaruawahia Regatta
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Carnival day on the Waikato River: Record crowds at the annual Ngaruawahia Regatta

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The cover of The Weekly News issue for March 23, 1938. Carnival day on the Waikato River: record crowd attends annual regatta at Ngaruawahia last Saturday. UPPER: A view of part of the crowd of 28,000 people which gathered on the banks of the Waikato River last Saturday at the 42nd meeting of the Ngaruawahia Regatta Association. Exciting aquatic events, Maori dances and hakas and side-shows provided varied and colourful entertainment for the spectators. It was a carnival occasion. LOWER LEFT: An aerial roundabout whirling patrons above the heads of the crowd in the side-show area. MIDDLE RIGHT: A dance by members of a visiting Rarotongan natives. LOWER RIGHT: Negotiating an obstacle in one of the canoe hurdle races.
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1938-03-23
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