Commonwealth

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Image: CommONwealth Games. 22 September 2010

CommONwealth Games. 22 September 2010

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: XIX Commonwealth Games. 21 September 2010

XIX Commonwealth Games. 21 September 2010

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Newspaper

COMMONWEALTH DEFENCE. (Colonist, 07 January 1910)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: 'Dead end. Commonwealth highway.' 17 April 2009

'Dead end. Commonwealth highway.' 17 April 2009

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Image: Delegates at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, Wellington

Delegates at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, Wellington

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Image: Delegates at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, Wellington

Delegates at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, Wellington

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Newspaper

COMMONWEALTH BY CONSENT (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 May 1945)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (Evening Post, 06 March 1945)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Poster, 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'

Poster, 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Coasters, 'Xth British Commonwealth Games'

Coasters, 'Xth British Commonwealth Games'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Poster, 'Voices of the Commonwealth'

Poster, 'Voices of the Commonwealth'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Join Together - The New Zealand Commonwealth Games Story

Join Together - The New Zealand Commonwealth Games Story

NZ On Screen

Research paper

'Independence plus' : New Zealand and the Commonwealth, 1945-1950.

University of Canterbury Library

Image: Opening of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Parliament, Wellington, President's speech

Opening of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Parliament, Wellington, President's speech

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Newspaper

FOOD RATIONING IN BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 June 1943)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Unidentified guests at the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship garden party, at Odlin's [family residence?]

Unidentified guests at the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship garden party, at Odlin's [family residence?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Norman Kirk on his arrival back from Canada for `Commonwealth Heads of Government' (CHOGM) meeting

Norman Kirk on his arrival back from Canada for `Commonwealth Heads of Government' (CHOGM) meeting

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Image: Edwin Evans, Rhodesian cyclist, 1950 British Empire Games, Auckland

Edwin Evans, Rhodesian cyclist, 1950 British Empire Games, Auckland

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Image: Hubbard, James, 1949- : 'Fiji, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and any other miscreants... Listen in!!' 03 November 2011

Hubbard, James, 1949- : 'Fiji, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and any other miscreants... Listen in!!' 03 November 2011

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950 :Track cycling. February 9th and 11th at Western Springs Stadium. Official programme [cover]. 1950.

British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950 :Track cycling. February 9th and 11th at Western Springs Stadium. Official programme [cover]. 1950.

Alexander Turnbull Library