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Kakīānau Black swans harvested at Lake Ellesmere
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Title'A Good bag of black swans'
DescriptionA Weekly Press newspaper image showing a bearded man wearing waders, holding two Kakīānau black swans that he has shot. Original title: 'A good bag of black swans.' Original caption 'The duck shooting season opens. Good sport at Lake Ellesmere.'
Date12 May 1927SourceWeekly Press via Canterbury StoriesPhotographerGreen & Hahn Ltd
DescriptionA Weekly Press newspaper image showing a bearded man wearing waders, holding two Kakīānau black swans that he has shot. Original title: 'A good bag of black swans.' Original caption 'The duck shooting season opens. Good sport at Lake Ellesmere.'Date12 May 1927SourceWeekly Press via Canterbury StoriesPhotographerGreen & Hahn LtdConnections
PlaceTe Waihora Lake EllesmereImageKakīānau Black swans at Te Waihora Lake EllesmereGood sport and full bags - Duck Shooting at Lake EllesmereMore InformationSee the image on Canterbury Stories
ImageKakīānau Black swans at Te Waihora Lake EllesmereGood sport and full bags - Duck Shooting at Lake EllesmereMore InformationSee the image on Canterbury StoriesAttribution
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Kakīānau Black swans harvested at Lake Ellesmere (12 May 1927). Selwyn Stories, accessed 10/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6687