Fiji at the 1938 British Empire Games information

Fiji made its British Empire Games début in 1938 in Sydney, Australia. The colony competed only in lawn bowls, sending competitors to the men's doubles...

The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from...

After first competing in 1938, Fiji returned to the British Empire Games in 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand. The colony sent only male competitors. They...

Zealand settler in Fiji. He served in the Legislative Council between 1917 and 1923, and represented Fiji at the 1938 British Empire Games. Born in New Zealand...

exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 as the British Empire Games and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946...

Fiji competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Men Track events Field...

New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 69 competitors and 13 officials, including 18 athletes, 15 rowers, eight swimmers...

At the 1950 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand in February 1950. A total of 28 athletics events...

on the British Empire. Scholars have long studied the Empire, looking at the causes for its formation, its relations to the French and other empires, and...

Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 175 competitors and 24 officials. Selection of the host nation's team for the Games in...

The lawn bowls competition at the 1950 British Empire Games took place in Auckland, New Zealand from 4–11 February 1950.   *   Host nation (New Zealand)...

1990, SG MS1561 (mentions the 1934 British Empire Games on the miniature sheet) Australia, 1938, Philatelic label Australia, 1938, 150th anniversary of New...

precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. No new events have...

particularly during the "Pax Britannica" between 1815 and 1914. At its height in the 1920s, the British Empire encompassed almost a quarter of the world's landmass...

bronze medal for his country at the 1938 British Empire Games. Born at Sawyers Bay near Dunedin on 7 July 1908, Pithie was the son of Frederick Pithie and...

Maguire, Joseph (2016). "Sport, Empire, and Diplomacy: "Ireland" at the 1930 British Empire Games" (PDF). Diplomacy & Statecraft. 27 (2): 314–339. doi:10.1080/09592296...

matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It was also used as a host venue during the 2007 Rugby World Cup for games such as Japan-Fiji, won by the latter 35–31...

Cinderellas of the Empire: towards a history of Kiribati and Tuvalu, Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, ISBN 982-02-0335-X...

in the final game against Fiji, crashing out of the World Cup at the pool stage. Jones started in Wales' opening game of the 2008 Six Nations against England...