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Maori, Niuean and Cook Island soldiers enjoy a day's swimming in the sea off Narrow Neck camp in Auckland, 1916.
Images courtesy Auckland City LibrariesReference: Sir George Grey Special Collections, 7-A14558 (top image) & 7-A14560 (bottom image)Permission of Auckland City Libraries must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
'Swimming at Narrow Neck beach', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/pacific-island-soldiers-swimming, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 2-Sep-2014
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