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Short History of the Club

Links to John Dwyer's History of Calliope

  • Beginnings
  • How old is Calliope?
  • What's in a name?
  • Calliope 1930-32
  • Memoirs Len Lanigan
  • Club Trophy Races (1)
  • Club Trophy Races (2)
  • Club Trophy Races (3)
  • Calliope's uniform
  • 24 hour relay
  • The Patterson Cup (1)
  • The Patterson Cup (2)
  • The social side of Calliope
  • The social side (Gail Mouldey)
  • Calliope 1952-62
  • Administration(1)
  • Administration (2)
  • Amalgamations and liaisons
  • Club runs(1)
  • Club runs(2)
  • Early interclub races
  • Keith Stone remembers
  • Ron Wareham remembers
  • Round the Harbour Relay
  • Calliope marathons
more to come... watch this space!



1931

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Calliope was first affiliated to the New Zealand Association back in 1931 Read about it in this Newspaper report from 1931.

Up Recreation Drive

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For many years the club had its headquarters in Recreation Drive along Birkenhead Avenue

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The Palmerston North Relay was extremely popular in the sixties and seventies. Here Frank Smedley hands over to Bill Fell at the top of the hill.

1964 and its Club Opening day once again

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