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Hunting and fishing

by National Library NZ on The Commons

A set of hunting and fishing images captured between the 1880s and 1930s, primarily taken in New Zealand with the exception of a few photographs of World War I soldiers fishing at an officer's rest house at the Chateau La Motte-au-Bois in France.

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Man holding shark jaw bones
Man 'catching' a shark, [ca 1910]
Man with a catch of fish, [ca 1910]
New Zealand officers find fishing peaceful after the line in World War I, 1917
Photograph of three men holding fish caught at Cable Bay, Nelson, [ca 1900s]
World War I New Zealand officers relax fishing, 1917
Fishing group at Wainuiomata, [ca 1882-1883]
Lydia Williams and her sons fishing, Dunedin, 1897
Men carrying cans labelled Hawera trout hatchery, [192-?]
Group of anglers after a fishing trip on Lake Rotorua, ca 1903
Shark caught at Russell, ca 1915
Swordfish caught at Russell, ca 1910
Man, two boys, and a pile of crayfish, at the back of Harry Daniel's fish shop, Manaia
Photograph of boar tusks and heads on fence, [ca 1920s-1930s]
Hunters on verandah of house, Kapiti Island, [1890s]
Hunting party, probably Christchurch district, [ca 1915]
Rabbit hunters at camp, ca 1 Dec 1909
Men at their camp site displaying a catch of rabbits and fish, 1909
Man with a rifle and a wild pig, Manukau Heads, [ca 1900]
Rabbit hunters, probably Christchurch district, [ca 1912]
Hunters with dead pheasants, 1912
Shooting party at Shag Cove, Pelorus Sound, 1906
The winner of the duck hunt at the New Zealand Division water sports, World War I, 7 Jul 1917
The finish of the duck hunt at the New Zealand Division water sports, World War I, 7 Jul 1917
A rabbit in a trap at Lustleigh, World War I, [ca 1918]
A rabbiter setting a trap at Lustleigh, World War I, [ca 1918]
Two unidentified men with a substantial opossum catch
Photograph of an unidentified hunter with a brace of rabbits, on his horse, [189-?]
Photograph of hunters outside tent in the bush, [ca 1900s]
Captain Bollons and crew capturing a sea lion, 1909
Rabbit skins, 1929
Rabbit hunters, [ca 1910]