History

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

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.

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Up Recreation Drive

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

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1964 and its Club Opening day once again

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1931

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

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