'A Small Knot of Muscular Friends': Class and Athletic Clubs in Colonial Canterbury, 1870 - 1890

Geoffrey T. Vincent; Ryan Greg

doi:10.26686/jnzs.v0i8.8

'A Small Knot of Muscular Friends': Class and Athletic Clubs in Colonial Canterbury, 1870 - 1890

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Geoffrey T. Vincent
Ryan Greg Lincoln University

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https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.v0i8.8

Abstract

The paper focuses on the fortunes of the amateur athletic clubs established in Christchurch and Timaru between 1870 and 1890. It offers insights into the role of sport as a bond of identity within classes and a mark of separation between them. Formally organized sporting activity that existed in New Zealand before 1890 and the possibility that this phenomenon may have played a significant role in the development of colonial society is explored.

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Author Biographies

Geoffrey T. Vincent

Vincent O’Malley has worked as a professional historian, specialising in Treaty of Waitangi claims research, since 1993 and is currently a partner in the Wellington-based research consultancy HistoryWorks.

Ryan Greg, Lincoln University

Greg Ryan is a Senior Lecturer in history in the Department of Social
Science, Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport, University of Lincoln.

Journal of New Zealand Studies 2009 No. 8

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2009-04-05

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No. 8 (2009): Journal of New Zealand Studies

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