In Quest Of The Silver Plough

Nine ploughmen from Nelson, Marlborough, the West Coast and Canterbury sought the Nelson ploughing championship and the right to compete in the national championships for the Silver Plough at Lincoln on May 11, the day before the world championships are to be ploughed at Lincoln. This year's winner was P. McCallum (Blenheim), nearest the camera in above pic.

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Contestants line up awaiting the starting gun

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L. Ham keeps a wary eye open as he conmences his second cut

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Mr Ewan Fairhall (Blenheim), president of the New Zealand Ploughing Association and its representative on the world organisation, holds the Golden Plough Trophy and local president, Mr Bill Creswell, holds the national Silver Plough Trophy.

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A line-up of ploughs ready for the start