Highland Games moments in history
See also: Ams 59/2/2 Highland Games, 1963.
1980: Games planned for Centennial year. 9 October 1980.
1981: Attraction at Tauranga Centennial Highland Games. 19 June 1981, p. 1.
1982: Centennial Games. Bay of Plenty Times, 2 February 1982.
1987: That perfect arc just a flick away. New Zealand Herald, 26 January 1987 [Ams 487/6, Scrapbook 5, p. 17].
1990:
- National Highland Games put Tauranga on the map in 1990. Advertisement. I January 1990.
- Games preparations now all well in hand. Timescan, 2 March 1990.
- Clan Gunn will get together at games. Timescan, 9 March 1990.
- National Highland Games Festival. Bay of Plenty Times, 13 March 1990, p. 2.
- National Highland Games Festival. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 March 1990, p. 21-23.
- New Zealand's strongest men vie for games prize. Timescan, 16 March 1990.
- Pipe bands get games under way. Bay of Plenty Times, 17 March 1990.
- Plans to stage repeat games. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 March 1990.
- Highland Games big hit with spectators. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 March 1990.
- Grant for lighting prepared. Bay of Plenty Times, 11 May 1990.
1991:
- Added incentive for the games. Possibility of 1994 Dominion Pipe Band Championships. Bay of Plenty Times, 17 July 1991.
- Games auction raises $2800. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 November 1991.
1992:
- Vintage pipes come out of the cupboard. Bay of Plenty Times, 9 January 1992.
- Clans gather for weekend games. Bay of Plenty Times, 28 March 1992.
- Pipes herald invasion. Bay of Plenty Times, 30 March 1992.
1995: Its New Zealand versus the Aussies in the muscle event. Strongman event given write up. Features photograph of Whakamaramara's Shaun Bostock. Bay of Plenty Times, 1 March 1995, p. 9.
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