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glad to be taken. They are a motley crowd, young and old. Some of them you would think hardly had enough strength to fight, but of course they are driven to it. We are all hoping that the war here will not last much longer, as the Turks are being hemmed in, and their casualties are heavy. I expect everybody at home is quite gloomy in finding no time for holidays, but I cannot see why they should be so. They ought to come out here for a week or two and see the antics of some of the boys. It would liven them up. I went to an open air concert behind the firing lines, and I can tell you there were some good turns, only every now and then the bag of a French battery would upset the programme". He was wounded twice while at war in 1916 and 1917. Word was received in July 1916 by his father George Gardiner (snr) from the Minister of Defence, the

1382: 1813: 1781: 1519: 1487: 1738: 1651:. New Zealand then lost to St Helens 28 to 14. Gardiner scored a try in the win over Salford by 18 points to 10. He played despite "still suffering" from influenza but was rested after this to help him recover more fully. In December a letter was received in Auckland by an Auckland member of the touring side complaining about selections and he specifically mentioned how Gardiner "has been up in the forwards, and has proved the right man in the right place for the ‘mixed stuff’ that has to be faced in some of these game". 1939:’s outer area and this area became known as the Salient. In “the early hours of 17 May the 2/23rd Battalion participated in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture the lost ground”. They made some gains but ultimately most of the Australian attacking forces were forced back and they suffered heavy casualties. After the operation there were 95 Australians reported missing including Gardiner amongst six other officers. There were conflicting reports of what had happened to him including him being taken to a hospital in 1746: 1908:

fight was stopped by the police”. His next fight was against Ali Bey in Perth and he lost failing “to break his very persistent run of bad luck”. In July he wrestled the Chinese-American fighter Wong Buck Cheong who weighed in at 14st 3lb. Near the end of the fight Tiki stopped wrestling and was merely warding off Cheong. It was later discovered that he had broken a rib. He did however win the fight after both wrestlers had earlier won a fall but Tiki was the stronger overall. He fought

1598:. He scored a try, kicked 3 conversions, and 2 penalties. His try was the final one for New Zealand and his goal kicking was a flawless 5 from 5. His try was described as "the finest try on the tour, and admitted by Yorkites to be the best individual wing effort they had seen on their ground". He received the ball "on the touch line at halfway, raced down at top speed, brushing all opposition and scoring a magnificent try". Gardiner led the haka before their match with 920:. He then appeared in 2 losses against Rotorua (3-23, and 6-10). It was said that he played a "good defensive game… but appeared to be rather weak on attack". The 1914 season saw him starting for the Matakana seniors in a 7-aside competition on 5 June, and then in the forwards for the full side against Rangataua on 22 June in a Jordan Cup match. Then on 8 October he played in a match for the Tauranga sub-union team against the visiting 29: 1269:, based in Tauranga a letter telling him that he wished to establish the league code in the area. He said that he had heard a lot about Gardiner (amongst others) and was organising a team of Māori footballers to go to Australia later in the year. Gardiner was indeed selected and agreed to go on the tour as vice-captain. They had assembled in Auckland in late May and he was joined by his Rovers teammate Fred Harawira. 1147:. He played for Rangataua against the Te Puke club side on 29 May and was then selected to play for the Te Puke sub-union team against Tauranga on 12 June. Gardiner shone for Te Puke in the ‘rover’ position, and scored all of their points in a 13–12 win with 2 tries, 2 conversions, and a penalty. It was said in the 1917:

and lost after crashing through the ropes in the fifth round. He hit his head on the press benches and was injured badly enough where he was unable to continue fighting. Then in late June he fought King (Kingsley) Elliot of Auckland (though he had been living in the USA) in an exhibition described as

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on 23 October which was lost 15–10. It was commented on in the New Zealand Herald the strangeness with the selections with Gardiner and now Dufty being picked in the forwards ahead of other forwards who were not playing. The news of the fall out between some players and management had not reached the

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stadium ground with Gardiner leading the haka. Gardiner who was playing on the wing was said to have "proved a strong-running wing and handled and kicked well all day". At one point he made a good run and crossed the try line but could not pull up fast enough before crossing the dead ball line in the

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Controversy marred the beginning of the 1921 season for Gardiner as he had played for Tauranga while under suspension by the Te Puke Union and without a clearance to play for Tauranga at the end of the previous season. Te Puke had disqualified him from playing for 12 months but Tauranga had asked for

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and lost by two falls to one. Pencheff weighed in at 97.5 kilograms while “Tiki” was 93.4 kilograms. Then he fought Leon Labriola in Perth on November 26 in an “all-in wrestling match at the stadium after the latter had refused to shake hands. Tiki then attacked Labriola with his bare fists, but the

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with Ponsonby winning 32-29 and Gardiner scoring a try. In 1931 Gardiner just played 2 matches for Ponsonby after there had earlier been doubts that he would play at all. Then on 15 July he turned out for the Waterside Workers team in the midweek competition which was played between various business

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saw Gardiner involved in a remarkable incident. New Zealand lost 22–12 with Gardiner scoring a try. However, the match was marked by the sending off of Gardiner after he struck the touch judge near the end of the match. Gardiner admitted striking the blow and said it was due to the touch judge using

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There he played 14 games including the finals of both the Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield with both matches resulting in wins. In an 8 August match against Athletic, Gardiner scored 3 tries and kicked 7 conversions for 23 individual points which was a record individual points haul in Auckland club

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touring side. The match was played at Arawa Park before 2,000 spectators in Rotorua, and Gardiner scored Bay of Plenty's only try in a 29–5 loss. His try was from 30 metres out beating the opposition fullback along the way. His next league match was for Te Puke (their first ever league side), though

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Gardiner began playing rugby at a young age, first playing for the Matakana juniors in 1912 aged around 14. He played for them against Star on 25 May 1912 in a 0–13 loss and was mentioned as being "conspicuous" in the losing side. He was a well known local athlete and competed at many local athletic

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and saw New Zealand win 18–3. He scored a try and kicked 2 conversions and a penalty giving him a tour haul of 10 tries and 10 goals from what was to end up at 20 appearances. He had been moved back into the second row, because there had been more trouble between the same group of players and coach

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in 1926 becoming the 185th New Zealand representative. He was also a Bay of Plenty rugby representative as well as playing for the first ever Bay of Plenty rugby league team. After he finished his rugby league career he became a professional wrestler fighting mainly in Australia. He fought in World

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in September at Fitzroy Stadium and by this time his weight had increased significantly to 102.5 kilograms. They battled to a draw in a match described as a “wild ten-round contest and resulted in a draw after the Māori had exercised his right to demand two extra rounds, each man securing a fall”.

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in front of a crowd of 2,000. His try came about after he "secured the ball forty yards out and running at top speed outpaced the Auckland backs and scored the best try of the day, grounding between the posts". A match for Te Puke against Tauranga followed on 14 August which was lost 6–9. Sometime

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in front of a large crowd. Gardiner was heavily involved in many of Te Puke's attacks and he kicked a conversion in their comfortable 22–0 win. Gardiner then played against Rotorua again on 6 September at Te Puke. He scored their only try in a 3–6 loss where "from loose play forced his way across

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put in a strong run before sending on a pass to Gardiner who went over in the corner. The second came after Gardiner made a strong fending run down the touch line and eventually received the ball back from Davidson to score again. Three days later Gardiner again found himself on the win for their

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on 28 June which they also won by 25 points to 15 with Gardiner scoring 3 tries. This was the final match of the tour. Overall the tour was regarded as somewhat of a failure, especially compared to previous New Zealand Māori rugby league tours. As a result, the crowds dwindled and financially the

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saying "we are doing fine here; slow but sure. Mr Turk occasionally breaks out with fresh energy, but it is no use. What we have we hold, and I think the Turks are fed up with it. There have been a lot of prisoners taken including German officers, and if you take anything by looks they seem to be

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In April 1920 he competed as a runner for Te Puke at the Tauranga sports meeting and was said to be "the most successful athlete at the gathering". He won the ‘sheaf tossing’ event in a field of nineteen, was second in the Returned Soldiers’ 100 yard race, second also in the ‘stepping the chain’

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in front of an enormous crowd of 35,000. Gardiner played in the loose forward position and kicked 2 conversions. He then played lock in a 32–14 loss to New South Wales 2nd XIII. He kicked 2 conversions and a penalty before 30,000 spectators once again at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Gardiner than

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On 28 June it was reported that a boxing school was being started in Te Puke with Gardiner one of those who would be joining it. He was already being coached by Mr W.A. Voice and Mr B. Treweek who were to be the schools coaches. On 11 July he fought A. James in Auckland as part of the Auckland

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On May 13, 1942 the Bay of Plenty Times published an obituary for George Gardiner. On 10 April 2016 the Australian War Memorial held a ceremony to commemorate Lieutenant George Gardiner's life and service. Gardiner was survived by his wife Mary Gardiner and a son, Parata Ngatai Gardiner.

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on 8 April where they were welcomed home by the mayor. Lieutenant Gardiner was in charge of the men and after the Reverend Waaka spoke to them Gardiner replied "briefly". Many relatives and friends of the men had travelled to Auckland to meet the men and travelled with them back to

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Unfortunately for Gardiner the league game did not become established in the Bay of Plenty area and the 1923 season saw him playing no football whatsoever. He applied for reinstatement to rugby union again in May 1924 but was turned down once more, though this time by the

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Late on in the war when he "slipped over in a trench and hit his elbow so hard he was forced to recover in hospital". Then in 1918 with the war drawing to a close Gardiner was selected to play in the New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion rugby team which played 7 matches in

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Gardiner had begun playing rugby again but was once again playing for a new team. He was named to captain the Rovers side in Te Puke in their match against Tauranga Football Club on 22 April. He was well involved in an 8–3 win. He played further matches for them against

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that he had been "slightly wounded in the head and face on 27 June" but was remaining with his unit. In April 1917 Gardiner's father received word from the Minister of Defence once again however this time it was regarding an award he had won. He was "awarded the

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season was to be Gardiner's last full season for Ponsonby but it was one of his more successful ones with them. He played 15 matches and scored 2 tries and kicked 3 goals. He was part of the team which comfortably won the championship and then defeated

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league teams. He ultimately played for them at least six times and scored 2 tries and kicked 5 goals including 1 in their final win over Stonex and Stormont. He was then drawn back into the Ponsonby side to play their Roope Rooster semi-final with

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Following the outbreak of World War II, Gardiner, now aged over 40, enlisted in the Australian Forces. He was part of the Australian 2/23rd Battalion. He left Australia for the Middle East in November 1940. In early 1941 a German advance in

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on just a day later on 28 December before a crowd of 7,000. Gardiner scored a try in a team performance described as the "best display of attacking seen in Wakefield for a long time". This was followed on New Years Day with a 20–15 loss to

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due to his selections, coaching methods and other financial and management issues from very early in the tour. As a result, several backs had to move into the forwards and Gardiner was one of these partly due to his size. He was alongside

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In 1933 Gardiner had moved to Australia to embark on a more serious professional wrestling career. By this stage he was around 35 years of age. He was wrestling under the name of “George Tiki” or “Hori Tiki”. In a February 27 bout with

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Gardiner was then named in the New Zealand side and prior to their departure he made his debut for New Zealand against Auckland. New Zealand did not take the match seriously and lost 52–32 with Gardiner kicking 3 conversions.

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on 18 June. They won 8 to 0 in torrential rain. They then played a trial match with Rotorua and won 9–6 with Gardiner kicking 2 penalties. The purpose of the match was to prepare for their southern tour where they would play

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club prior to the season starting. A transfer was then put in but not initially granted before it was eventually approved on 13 May, although it was erroneously reported as a transfer to Devonport United in the newspaper.

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on 30 June. In the meantime he had gone into business with Davis as tobacconist and billiard saloon proprietors. Their business was named simply ‘Davis & Gardiner’ and they were based at the Alliance Hall in

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on 17 November where he found himself back on the wing with many of the striking forwards now back playing. He scored two tries in a 14–2 win. His first try came after a scrum where the ball reached him via

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in the third and final test. New Zealand had lost the first two tests and they would again lose, going down 32–17 with Gardiner in the second row. It was played in wet weather with 8,000 in attendance in

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in the Jordan Cup final. He scored a try, and kicked a penalty and a goal from a mark to score all 9 of their points in a 9–17 loss. He then finished his season with another match for Tauranga against

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and touched down" and was said to have played a "slashing game". His final appearance for Te Puke for the season came in a 29–3 win over Tauranga on 20 September. Te Puke won easily by 29 points to 3.

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iwi and was a member of the Catholic faith. He was a member of the Tauranga cadets until he left the Matakana Native School and became a mechanical engineer, and worked for Herbert Clark of

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this time he was playing against Tauranga. Te Puke won by 26 points to 20 in Te Puke. Gardiners final game of the season came in another appearance for Bay of Plenty against the touring

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then reported that Gardiner "was disinclined to leave the field, but eventually he and the referee went off arm in arm amid cheers". Gardiner played 3 days later on 11 December against

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with New Zealand losing heavily by 36 points to 15 in front of 8,000 spectators. Four days later a hearing was held into Gardiner's earlier sending off and he was suspended by the

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side toured New Zealand and Gardiner taught them a haka whilst on a picnic with the team which was said to mean they were "the first Sydney team to possess a Māori war cry". The

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17–5 in the final of the Stormont Shield. Their final match of the season was in a provincial ‘club championship’ match with the winners of the South Auckland competition,

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on 13 October by 15 points to 13 with a last minute conversion winning the match. Hull had not lost at home for 25 matches. He was again in the forwards for the match with

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he played 14 matches for Ponsonby, scoring 6 tries and kicking 3 goals. It was notable by this point that he was no longer being selected for representative football. In

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side. The match at Carlaw Park saw the returning NZ players go down 24–21 with Gardiner kicking a penalty before a crowd of 14,000. He then resumed his playing career at

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which saw them win 28-20 after extra-time. Followed by the final where he scored a try in a 34–17 loss. His final ever appearances for Ponsonby came at the end of the

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in front of 3,000 spectators. Gardiner scored in the corner from a scrum and he converted his own try with the Pioneer side finishing with an entertaining 24–12 win.

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and it was described as featuring “such and amount of horseplay, frivolity and synthetic roughness that the police stopped the bout”. Then on October 3 he wrestled

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Around this point of the tour it became marred by several players, predominantly forwards going on strike. They refused to play under the coaching and managing of

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on 8 May. His appearances for them appear limited to the start of the season as the majority of his season was spent playing representative rugby for Te Puke and

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on 10 June. The Māori side trailed by 22 to 5 before a huge late surge saw them score 4 tries to take the match. Three days later he played centre again against

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Fortunately for Gardiner moves were underway in the Bay of Plenty to establish the league game there thanks largely to the efforts of former New Zealand player

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with Mr W. Davis moving solely into Davis’ hands. Gardiner then moved back to the Tauranga area as on 22 October he turned out for Tauranga in their match with

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After returning to New Zealand Gardiner along with several of his Māori team team mates joined the Fire Brigade club and he debuted for them on July 8 against

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where the Pioneers were 22-9 winners. He then scored his first try of the tour crossing the line to give them a 17–6 lead in an eventual 25–6 win over

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an insulting expression with the touch judge refusing to make a statement. When interviewed later Gardiner said "the touch judge signalled a try when

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which New Zealand won 13–9 with Gardiner's play described as being "excellent". A crowd of 16,000 had been on hand to watch the match at Dewsbury's

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on 15 September. He was once again on the wing and scored two tries after finishing off "excellent pieces of concerted play". The first came after

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on 16 April 1917 about his special medal during World War 1 he was said to be 19 years old. His obituary also stated that he was playing rugby for

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events. In the 1913 season he began playing senior rugby for United and in 2 games for them in June he scored a try in each match against

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In mid May the New Zealand Māori Pioneer Battalion team embarked on a nine match tour of New Zealand. Their first match was against

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and he scored in the corner after "using his weight to his advantage". His second came after he fell on a kick in the in goal from

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The match was unpopular with Sydney patrons with “the throwing of pennies into the ring”. In March 1939 he fought Fred Atkins at

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It is difficult to know George Gardiner's precise date of birth as it was given as 1 February 1894 on his enlistment papers for

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crossed. I disagreed and said so. The judge said: Keep your eyes open, you dirty dago’. I lost my temper and struck him". The

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with 29 wins and only 2 losses. Gardiner returned from the war on the Westmoreland in early April, 1919. After it arrived in

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in 1915. He spent time on the Western Front from 1916, 17 and 18. Gardiner sent a letter home dated 2 December 1915 from the

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for not meeting promises they made that led to him coming to Auckland. Gardiner had three children by this point and the

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though Gardiner not play in either of these two matches lost 6-9 and won 18-6 respectively. Their next match was against

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A month after the last match was played Gardiner applied for reinstatement to rugby. Rugby league was not played in the

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pushed British and Commonwealth forces back towards the Egyptian border. In early May the Germans captured part of

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on 31 May with Gardiner resuming his position in the forwards and leading the side. They lost the game 6–16 at the

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After returning to New Zealand the returning members of the side who were from Auckland played a match against an

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detailed his statement to the office of the Official Signee on 17 March. There was then talk of him moving to the

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on board the Ngapuhi to go into camp on 20 October. he commenced his duty on 2 February 1915 and spent 1915–16 in

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In 1931 Gardiner had begun professional wrestling. On 14 July he wrestled E.A. Brown, the amateur heavyweight of

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on 9 October but New Zealand played poorly and went down 17–5 with Gardiner converting New Zealand's only try by

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sub-union representative team aged around 15. He played 3 matches for them, the first being in a 6–0 win against

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season was an extremely busy one for Gardiner. He was having financial issues, declaring bankruptcy and blaming

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before 8,000 spectators with Gardiner again on the wing. Gardiner's penultimate match of the tour was against

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Gardiner wouldn't play again until 6 October when he scored 12 of New Zealand's 19 points in a 19–11 win over

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by 5 points to 0 before a crowd of 11,000. He also played in the side which lost the Roope Rooster final to

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however the match was postponed. There was then mention of him possibly being included in the pack for the

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at this time which is where he had returned to. However, the Rotorua Rugby Union declined the application.

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The Ponsonby side which won the championship. Gardiner is standing in the back row, second from left.

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seniors in 1914 aged 16. Both of these articles suggest his birth year would have been around 1898.

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Gardiner in the back row, second from left, with the Ponsonby side which toured Rotorua mid season.

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on 17 May. They won the match 8 to 3 with Gardiner playing in the forwards. They then travelled to

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The Ponsonby United side which won the 1930 championship. Gardiner is standing, 4th from the left.

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After his suspension ended Gardiner again appeared on the wing for New Zealand in a 32–8 win over

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Gardiner, 6th from the right in the Auckland team to play England at Carlaw Park on July 26, 1924.

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19–17. He set up a try in "atrocious" conditions due to "heavy rain and a wet ground" scored by

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He began the 1920 season playing in the Te Puke club competition for Rangataua in a match with

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full evidence. Te Puke then wrote a letter requesting that his disqualification be lifted.

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and saw Bay of Plenty upset the local side by 25 to 16 with Gardiner kicking a conversion.

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War 1 for New Zealand and fought and died serving in the Australian forces in World War 2.

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which they lost 6–3. He scored 6 tries and kicked 13 goals for 44 points total over that

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The NZ team to tour England and Wales with George Gardiner in the top row on the right.

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After arriving in England, he played in the first tour match on 11 September against

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in the final. The Kusabs Cup final was played on the Arawa Park racecourse ground in

1048: 999: 4595:"League team's Tour/Win in Second Match/The Defeat of Leigh/Fast and Strenuous Game" 3247:"Te Puna Wins Final For Jordan Cup/G Gardiner and D. Borrell Show Out Conspicuously" 1305:, this time they went down 26-6 before 2,000 spectators. Further losses followed to 1095:

Following the Pioneer teams tour Gardiner joined the United club and played against

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when he was pulled into the side again for their Roope Rooster round 1 match with

883: 3205:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7474. Bay of Plenty Times. 16 August 1920. p. 2 3029:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7471. Bay of Plenty Times. 12 August 1920. p. 3 2299:. Vol. XLIII, no. 6210. Bay of Plenty Times. 19 October 1914. p. 2 2277:. Vol. XLIII, no. 6204. Bay of Plenty Times. 12 October 1914. p. 2 1914: 1892: 1830: 1806: 1758: 1737: 1668: 1631: 1559: 1451: 1407: 1358: 1195: 1190:. The match saw another draw, this time 3-3. He played for Bay of Plenty against 1168: 868: 533: 3895:. Vol. LI, no. 8101. Bay of Plenty Times. 28 September 1922. p. 4 3873:. Vol. LI, no. 8092. Bay of Plenty Times. 18 September 1922. p. 4 3851:. Vol. LI, no. 8090. Bay of Plenty Times. 15 September 1922. p. 2 3271:. Vol. XLIX, no. 7530. Bay of Plenty Times. 28 October 1920. p. 3 3249:. Vol. XLIX, no. 7528. Bay of Plenty Times. 26 October 1920. p. 4 3183:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7464. Bay of Plenty Times. 2 August 1920. p. 3 1788:

One of his tries came in the championship final when his Ponsonby side defeated

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World War 1 had broken out and Gardiner enlisted for the army. He served in the

3161:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7462. Bay of Plenty Times. 30 July 1920. p. 3 3139:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7459. Bay of Plenty Times. 26 July 1920. p. 2 3073:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7439. Bay of Plenty Times. 28 June 1920. p. 2 2919:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7377. Bay of Plenty Times. 7 March 1920. p. 3 2897:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7377. Bay of Plenty Times. 7 March 1920. p. 3 1838: 1762: 1692: 1578:

very short in goal areas. Gardiner then played in New Zealand's 23–16 win over

1551: 1546:. During that part of the voyage three of the Māori players on tour (Gardiner, 1325: 995: 5785:. Vol. LX, no. 10896. Bay of Plenty Times. 25 August 1932. p. 2 3095:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7443. Bay of Plenty Times. 3 July 1920. p. 3 3007:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7425. Bay of Plenty Times. 9 June 1920. p. 3 2343:. Vol. XLVI, no. 6646. Bay of Plenty Times. 22 March 1916. p. 2 6180: 6158: 6114: 6091: 5887: 5737: 5629: 5601: 5327: 5271: 5243: 5215: 5131: 5075: 5047: 5019: 4991: 4963: 4935: 4907: 4879: 4823: 4795: 4711: 4683: 4655: 4627: 4571: 4515: 4487: 4235: 4207: 4179: 4129: 3983:. Vol. LI, no. 8109. Bay of Plenty Times. 7 October 1922. p. 3 3961:. Vol. LI, no. 8107. Bay of Plenty Times. 5 October 1922. p. 2 3939:. Vol. LI, no. 8104. Bay of Plenty Times. 2 October 1922. p. 2 3687: 3659: 3631: 3403:. Vol. L, no. 7910. Bay of Plenty Times. 31 January 1922. p. 4 2611:. Vol. XLVI, no. 14943. Poverty Bay Herald. 23 June 1919. p. 7 2475:. Vol. XVII, no. 7150. Bay of Plenty Times. 9 March 1919. p. 3 2453:. Vol. XVII, no. 7147. Bay of Plenty Times. 2 March 1919. p. 2 2431:. Vol. XLVI, no. 14940. Poverty Bay Herald. 19 June 1919. p. 3 2406: 2387:. Vol. XLV, no. 6853. Bay of Plenty Times. 16 April 1917. p. 2 2365:. Vol. XLIV, no. 6742. Bay of Plenty Times. 24 July 1916. p. 2 2255:. Vol. XLII, no. 6128. Bay of Plenty Times. 24 June 1914. p. 7 2101:. Vol. XLI, no. 5937. Bay of Plenty Times. 26 March 1913. p. 2 2032: 1991:. Vol. XLV, no. 6853. Bay of Plenty Times. 16 March 1917. p. 2 1850: 1793: 1664: 1619: 1570: 1447: 1443: 1403: 1331: 1194:

on 31 July with the Bay side winning 17-10 and Gardiner scoring a try at the

998:"for distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign", the 983: 502: 6139:. Vol. LXX, no. 13640. Bay of Plenty Times. 13 May 1942. p. 4 5705:"Roope Roosters Competition/City Defeats Richmond/Three Players Ordered Off" 5099:"Narrow Defeat by Batley/Hard-Fought, Exciting Game/Home Side's Combination" 4819:"N.Z. League Team/Beaten by Oldham/An Exciting Finish/Dufty in the Forwards" 2233:. Vol. XLII, no. 6119. Bay of Plenty Times. 1 June 1914. p. 5 2057:. Vol. LXX, no. 13640. Bay of Plenty Times. 13 May 1942. p. 4 2013:. Vol. LXX, no. 13640. Bay of Plenty Times. 13 May 1942. p. 4 1841:

which they won 36 to 10 with Gardiner scoring 2 tries. He then travelled to

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Ponsonby v Newton on May 4, 1929. Gardiner is approaching in the background.

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against the local side. They again went down 11–22. He played again against

5519:"League Football/Blair for New Zealand?/Tempting Offer/South Sydney's Tour" 4005:. Vol. LII, no. 8602. Bay of Plenty Times. 27 May 1924. p. 5 3425:. Vol. L, no. 7968. Bay of Plenty Times. 24 March 1922. p. 4 3337:. Vol. 49, no. 7731. Bay of Plenty Times. 28 June 1921. p. 2 1909: 1842: 1761:

and played 16 matches for them including in the championship final against

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soon after this Gardiner's business interests changed with his business in

1052: 6001:. Vol. LVII, no. 179. Manawatu Standard. 30 June 1937. p. 3 5541:"Final of Roope Rooster/Ponsonby Defeats Richmond/Fifteen Points to Seven" 5521:. Vol. 106, no. 17863. Waikato Times. 8 November 1929. p. 3 5491:"Champions of Champions/Marist Defeats Ponsonby/Twenty Eight Points to 14" 5463:"Final for Roope Rooster/Marist Defeats Ponsonby/Player Ordered Off Field" 5435:"Championship to Ponsonby/Victory Over Devonport/Marist Gains Another Win" 4083:. The New Zealand Herald, Volume=LXI, Issue=18772. 28 July 1924. p. 9 3491:. Vol. L, no. 7954. Bay of Plenty Times. 5 March 1922. p. 2 3117:. Vol. LIII, no. 160693. Wanganui Herald. 5 July 1920. p. 7 2079:. Vol. XL, no. 5812. Bay of Plenty Times. 27 May 1912. p. 5 1208: 1105: 1018: 5957:. Vol. 55, no. 235. Ashburton Guardian. 18 July 1935. p. 8 4791:"Tourists Best Win/Redoubtable Hull Side Beaten/Match Won in Last Minute" 3585:. Vol. L, no. 8002. Bay of Plenty Times. 6 June 1922. p. 2 3513:. Vol. L, no. 7994. Bay of Plenty Times. 26 May 1922. p. 2 2563:. Vol. XLIII, no. 14136. Manawatu Times. 9 June 1919. p. 5 1952: 1825: 1614: 1574: 1419: 1370: 1338: 1277: 1266: 1262: 1186:

Gardiner's next match was for Te Puke against the Grafton club side from

1028: 1010:, 1st Class with Swords (Serbia), and the ANZAC Commemorative Medallion. 953: 860: 856: 5763:. Vol. 110, no. 18380. Waikato Times. 14 July 1931. p. 11 5407:"The Championship Final/Newton Defeats Ponsonby/Goal-Kicking Wins Match" 5295:"League Team Defeated/Hull Kingston Victorious/Twenty Points to Fifteen" 4651:"The Sixth Win/Defeat of York/How They Won/Gardiner's Brilliant Kicking" 4539:"First Game in England/Victory at Dewsbury/Great Interest of the Public" 4427:"New Zealand Outplayed/Auckland's Decisive Win/Superiority of Local Men" 5679:"Champion of Champions/Devonport Defeats Marist/An Easy Victory Gained" 2519:. Vol. IX, no. 130. Hastings Standard. 19 May 1919. p. 2 2211:. Vol. II, no. II. Te Puke Times. 2 September 1913. p. 3 1896: 1888: 1867: 1688: 1684: 1623: 1606:. He again kicked a solitary conversion in New Zealand's easy win over 1595: 1180: 5935:. Vol. CXIX, no. 88. Evening Post. 13 March 1935. p. 27 5379:"Victory For Auckland/New Zealand Team Beaten/Close and Exciting Game" 4959:"League Team in England/Leen Gates and Ill-Luck/Incident of the Games" 4399:"Dominion Team Trials/The Final Games Played/Possibles Beat Probables" 4315:"Northern Union Cup/South Auckland Defeated/Local Thirteens's Success" 3423:"Rugby Season Opens in Tauranga/Rovers (Te Puke) Defeat Tauranga Club" 2917:"R.S.A. and Fire Brigade Sports/Successful Meeting on Tauranga Domain" 1777:

he played 16 matches for Ponsonby scoring 3 tries and kicking 5 goals.

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with Gardiner scoring a try, and kicking 2 conversions and a penalty.

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win 28 to 16. After arriving in Australia they played a very powerful

5569:"Close of the Season/Ponsonby Beats Ngaruawahia/A High Scoring Match" 5127:"A Loss to St Helens/Failure in Goal Kicking/Disputed Try and a Blow" 4287:"New Zealand V Auckland/Win for Dominion Team/Good Work by the Backs" 4105:. Vol. LVI, no. 64. Auckland Star. 17 March 1925. p. 1 1944: 1891:

of Poland he lost by two falls to one in five rounds of wrestling at

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side. Auckland lost 24–11 in front of an enormous crowd of 20,000 at

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and was named to play in the Athletic side for a 24 May game in the

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on 27 September in the "supports" position. The match was played at

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was a New Zealand rugby league representative player. He played for

4511:"Their Opening Game/The "Dewsbury Hoodoo"/Broken by New Zealanders" 4343:"Dominion Team in Form/New Methods of Attack/Local Side Outclassed" 2167:. Vol. II, no. II. Te Puke Times. 24 June 1913. p. 3 2145:. Vol. II, no. II. Te Puke Times. 20 June 1913. p. 2 2123:. Vol. II, no. II. Te Puke Times. 17 June 1913. p. 3 1395: 1298: 1245: 1187: 988: 979: 941: 937: 917: 909: 887: 879: 863:

he gave his date of birth as 3 August 1903. In an article from the

328: 176: 2831:. No. 7226. Bay of Plenty Times. 23 September 1919. p. 2 1108:. The home team Te Puke won the match 5-0 meaning they would play 28: 5659:. Vol. LXVIII, no. 20977. 14 September 1931. p. 12 2494: 1204: 1200: 1113: 1109: 1101: 975: 913: 302: 5549:. Vol. LXVII, no. 20675. 22 September 1930. p. 13 5323:"A Comfortable Win/New Zealand League Team/Defeat of Cumberland" 5155:"A Player Ordered Off/Statement by Gardiner/Provocation Alleged" 4463:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19432. 14 September 1926. p. 10 3917:. Te Puke Times, 26 September 1922. 26 September 1922. p. 3 3005:"Tauranga-Te Puke Football Match/Good Game Expected on Saturday" 2875:. Te Puke Times, 30 September 1919. 30 September 1919. p. 3 2853:. Te Puke Times, 23 September 1919. 23 September 1919. p. 2 2809:. Te Puke Times, 16 September 1919. 16 September 1919. p. 2 1013: 948:

before moving to the Egyptian Eastern Front in 1916, and was at

5499:. Vol. LXVI, no. 20373. 30 September 1929. p. 12 5471:. Vol. LXVI, no. 20367. 23 September 1929. p. 15 5191:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19509. 13 December 1926. p. 11 5163:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19508. 11 December 1926. p. 11 4847:"League Team's Tour/Defeated by Oldham/Silence of the Managers" 4379:. Vol. LXII, no. 19119. 10 September 1925. p. 11 1964: 1960: 1948: 1936: 1919: 1543: 1140: 5741:. Vol. LXIII, no. 216. 12 September 1932. p. 12 5685:. Vol. LXVIII, no. 20995. 5 October 1931. p. 10 5577:. Vol. LXVII, no. 20693. 13 October 1930. p. 15 5267:"Win for League Team/Wakefield Beaten/Visitors Brilliant Play" 4855:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19469. 27 October 1926. p. 18 4771:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19463. 20 October 1926. p. 16 4743:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19459. 15 October 1926. p. 11 4603:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19470. 28 October 1926. p. 13 4547:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19469. 27 October 1926. p. 16 3203:"Keen Football Contest at Te Puke on Saturday for Kusab's Cup" 2787:. Te Puke Times, 9 September 1919. 9 September 1919. p. 2 2765:. Te Puke Times, 2 September 1919. 2 September 1919. p. 2 1870:

in a three-minute round fight which resulted in a draw at the

1591:. However, this time New Zealand lost, by the score of 19–13. 1231: 6095:. Vol. LXXII, no. 223. 20 September 1941. p. 5 5359:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19537. 17 January 1927. p. 10 4491:. Vol. LVII, no. 217. 13 September 1926. p. 10 2541:. No. 12646. Star (Christchurch). 2 June 1919. p. 2 1940: 1932: 1904: 1726: 1503: 1236:

Gardiner began the year competing at an athletics meeting at

1036: 971: 945: 921: 83: 5913:. No. 21887. Evening Star. 26 November 1934. p. 12 5733:"Roope Rooster Final/Won by Marist Team/City's Poor Display" 5713:. Vol. LXIX, no. 21273. 29 August 1932. p. 12 5443:. Vol. LXVI, no. 20331. 12 August 1929. p. 13 5415:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19727. 29 August 1927. p. 13 5303:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19525. 3 January 1927. p. 10 5107:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19526. 4 January 1926. p. 13 4967:. Vol. LVII, no. 303. 22 December 1926. p. 12 4715:. Vol. LVII, no. 279. 24 November 1926. p. 12 4687:. Vol. LVII, no. 279. 24 November 1926. p. 12 4575:. Vol. LVII, no. 221. 17 September 1926. p. 7 4435:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19395. 2 August 1926. p. 13 4351:. Vol. LXII, no. 19110. 31 August 1925. p. 12 4267:. Vol. LXII, no. 19092. 10 August 1925. p. 12 2011:""Hori Tiki"/Death of Lieut. G. Gardiner/Buried Near Tobruk" 1610:

on 13 October. They won 35–12 in front of 2,000 spectators.

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Application for reinstatement and Bay of Plenty rugby league

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He captained the Bay of Plenty side for their match against

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that he was "one of the greatest forwards in the Dominion".

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event, and first in the Returned Soldiers’ Maori only race.

5807:. No. 21347. Evening Star. 27 February 1933. p. 5 5633:. Vol. LXIII, no. 232. 1 October 1931. p. 17 5275:. Vol. LVII, no. 308. 29 December 1926. p. 7 5247:. Vol. LVII, no. 307. 28 December 1926. p. 7 5219:. Vol. LVII, no. 298. 16 December 1926. p. 7 5135:. Vol. LVII, no. 293. 10 December 1926. p. 7 5079:. Vol. LVII, no. 277. 22 November 1926. p. 8 5023:. Vol. LVII, no. 275. 19 November 1926. p. 7 4631:. Vol. LVII, no. 266. 9 November 1926. p. 11 4407:. Vol. LXIII, no. 19377. 12 July 1926. p. 13 4323:. Vol. LXII, no. 19101. 20 August 1925. p. 6 3181:"Bay of Plenty Footballers Defeat Auckland Representatives" 1667:. On 20 November Gardiner was part of the side defeated by 1539: 1535: 4995:. Vol. LVII, no. 292. 9 December 1926. p. 9 4939:. Vol. LVII, no. 262. 4 November 1926. p. 7 4911:. Vol. LVII, no. 259. 1 November 1926. p. 7 4827:. Vol. LVII, no. 253. 25 October 1926. p. 7 4799:. Vol. LVII, no. 247. 18 October 1926. p. 7 4519:. Vol. LVII, no. 254. 26 October 1926. p. 9 3227:. Te Puke Times, 31 August 1920. 31 August 1920. p. 2 2743:. Te Puke Times, 26 August 1919. 26 August 1919. p. 2 2721:. Te Puke Times, 19 August 1919. 19 August 1919. p. 2 1809:

15–7 to win the Roope Rooster with Gardiner scoring a try.

1175:. The match with Wellington resulted in a 23 to 3 loss on 6043:"Hori Tiki Wins on Points/Falls Even in Bout With Elliot" 5863:. Vol. LXX, no. 21541. 12 July 1933. p. 16 5835:. Vol. LXX, no. 21529. 28 June 1933. p. 17 5331:. Vol. LVIII, no. 7. 10 January 1927. p. 7 5051:. Vol. LVIII, no. 2. 4 January 1926. p. 10 4883:. Vol. 257, no. 257. 29 October 1926. p. 7 4659:. Vol. LVII, no. 238. 7 October 1926. p. 7 1542:

where an exhibition match was played before moving on to

1079:. Their final match of their tour was on 21 June against 6023:. No. 23220. Evening Star. 20 March 1939. p. 5 5891:. Vol. LXV, no. 233. 2 October 1910. p. 7 5605:. Vol. LXII, no. 166. 16 July 1931. p. 19 5387:. Vol. LXIV, no. 19625. 2 May 1927. p. 13 4295:. Vol. LXII, no. 19059. 2 July 1925. p. 6 4125:"A League Football Becomes Bankrupt/His Filed Statement" 3763:. Vol. LIX, no. 18120. 19 June 1922. p. 7 3293:. Te Puke Times, 29 April 1921. 29 March 1921. p. 3 2583:"Pioneer Battalion win return match against Hawke's Bay" 2189:. Vol. II. Te Puke Times. 26 August 1913. p. 3 1513: 4183:. Vol. LVI, no. 88. 15 April 1925. p. 10 4061:. Vol. LXI, no. 18722. 30 May 1924. p. 4 4033:. Vol. LXI, no. 18716. 23 May 1924. p. 6 3691:. Vol. LIII, no. 139. 14 June 1920. p. 9 3663:. Vol. LIII, no. 137. 12 June 1922. p. 8 3541:. Vol. LIX, no. 18096. 22 May 1922. p. 9 1019:

New Zealand Māori Pioneer Battalion tour of New Zealand

4239:. Vol. LVI, no. 112. 14 May 1925. p. 11 4211:. Vol. LVI, no. 93. 21 April 1925. p. 9 4133:. Vol. LVI, no. 64. 17 March 1925. p. 5 3829:. Te Puke Times, 28 July 1922. 28 July 1922. p. 2 3635:. Vol. LIII, no. 132. 6 June 1922. p. 5 3605:"New South Wales Seconds 31 def. New Zealand Maori 14" 3381:. Te Puke Times, 15 July 1921. 15 July 1921. p. 2 3359:. Te Puke Times, 26 July 1921. 26 July 1921. p. 2 3315:. Te Puke Times, 17 June 1921. 17 June 1921. p. 3 3051:. Te Puke Times, 22 June 1920. 22 June 1920. p. 2 2699:. Te Puke Times, 29 July 1919. 29 July 1919. p. 3 2677:. Te Puke Times, 25 July 1919. 25 July 1919. p. 2 2655:. Te Puke Times, 25 July 1919. 25 July 1919. p. 3 2633:. Te Puke Times, 27 June 1919. 27 June 1919. p. 2 1706:

on 27 December. This was followed by a 29–24 win over

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where he played in the second row against the touring

4903:"N.Z. League Team/The Fifth Loss/Beaten by St Helens" 4391: 1376: 1120:

Gardiner was then selected to make his debut for the

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New Zealand Military Forces personnel of World War I

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Australian military personnel killed in World War II

3469:. Te Puke Times, 16 May 1922. 16 May 1922. p. 2 2985:. Te Puke Times, 1 June 1920. 1 June 1920. p. 3 2963:. Te Puke Times, 11 May 1920. 11 May 1920. p. 3 6065:"A Forgotten Kiwi-King Elliot Became A Star in USA" 3401:"Athletic Sports/Held at Matata/Successful Meeting" 912:respectively. He was then selected to play for the 5015:"The Dissenting Forwards/All in Against Highfield" 3447:. Te Puke Times, 2 May 1922. 2 May 1922. p. 2 2941:. Te Puke Times, 7 May 1920. 7 May 1920. p. 2 1918:“fast, open, and scientific” at the City Hall in 1462:During the season he also made 3 appearances for 1293:played in the centres in an upset 23–22 win over 6178: 5597:"Wednesday Contests/First Defeat of Watersiders" 5183:"New Zealand Team Beaten/Easy Victory for Wigan" 4763:"New Zealand's Fine Win/Strong Hull Team Beaten" 4735:"Bramley Side Defeated/Thirty-Five Points to 12" 3733:"Queensland Firsts 31 def. New Zealand Maori 19" 1856: 1769:which meant he was the third highest scorer. In 1364: 5071:"Great Game at Batley/Narrow Win for Home Side" 4259:"Roope Rooster Contests/Several Easy Victories" 4153:"Bankrupt Footballer/Geo. Gardiner's Statement" 2517:"Pioneer Battalion v Hawke's Bay/Civic Welcome" 1881: 1224:provincial amateur boxing championships at the 33:Gardiner in military uniform during World War I 6232:New Zealand national rugby league team players 3981:"Team in Tauranga/Match Against Bay of Plenty" 1720:Mair. His final match of the tour was against 1498:The 1926 season saw Gardiner selected for the 1433: 1251: 1214: 5625:"Wednesday Champions/Watersiders Win Honours" 1732: 1014:Post war club and representative rugby career 924:. Gardiner scored a try in an easy 22–3 win. 16:New Zealand international rugby league player 4931:"Win Against Salford/Eighteen Points to Ten" 4053:"Players and Prospects/Fixture for Tomorrow" 3711:"Ipswich Firsts 20 def. New Zealand Maori 3" 2585:. Rugby Museum. 14 June 1919. Archived from 3871:"League Football/Rotorua Wins by One Point" 2319:"National Library – Gardiner, George – WW1" 1280:on 20 May prior to their departure and saw 1232:Return to rugby field with Rovers (Te Puke) 1055:. He didn't play in their drawn match with 5827:"Wrestler Items/Return of Charlie Pollard" 4025:"Players for Tomorrow/Review of the Teams" 4003:"Bay of Plenty Rugby Union/Annual Meeting" 3783:"Stanthorpe 3 lost to New Zealand Maori 6" 3627:"Maori League Team/Beaten in Second Match" 2539:"Representative Match/Canterbury v Maoris" 898: 27: 6257:Australian Army personnel of World War II 6137:""Hori Tiki"/Death of Lieut. G. Gardiner" 4875:"Match Against Leeds/Tourists Narrow Win" 4155:. Te Puke Times. 20 March 1925. p. 3 3561:"Metropolis 77 def. New Zealand Maori 13" 2055:""Hori Tiki"/Death of Lieut. G. Gardiner" 1925: 1357:team. The Auckland team won 33–26 on the 1256: 3805:"Orange 15 lost to New Zealand Maori 25" 3755:"Maoris V. Queensland/Second Match Lost" 3683:"Maori Touring Team/Defeat at Toowoomba" 1811: 1779: 1744: 1736: 1517: 1485: 1380: 6222:New Zealand male professional wrestlers 6202:Bay of Plenty rugby league team players 5883:"Wrestling at Perth/George Tiki Beaten" 3115:"Bay of Plenty v Wanganui/A Drawn Game" 2873:"Bay of Plenty Surprises Auckland Reps" 2675:"Business Notices/Davis & Gardiner" 1211:on 29 October which was also lost 6–9. 6227:New Zealand Māori rugby league players 6179: 6045:. The Mercury. 26 June 1939. p. 4 1861: 6087:"N.Z. League Player Killed in Action" 1514:New Zealand tour of England and Wales 974:, 17 in continental Europe, and 7 in 3959:"League Football/Bay of Plenty team" 1955:. George Gardiner was buried in the 1951:with the cause of death recorded as 1481: 1288:side and were thrashed 12–77 at the 890:before the outbreak of World War 1. 354:New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion 2495:"Cenotaph Record – George Gardiner" 1344:He was then picked to play for the 628: 458: 287: 161: 77:18 May 1941 (aged 42–43) 13: 6247:Rugby league players from Tauranga 6197:Auckland rugby league team players 6021:"Wrestling/Maori Beaten in Sydney" 5999:"Within the Ring/Meeske and Maori" 5977:"The Squared Ring/Bout with Maori" 4231:"League Football/Saturday's Games" 1963:, 30 km (19 mi) west of 1377:Marist Old Boys and Auckland debut 1091:United, Te Puke, and Bay of Plenty 100:179 cm (5 ft 10 in) 14: 6293: 6252:Rugby union players from Tauranga 6207:Bay of Plenty rugby union players 5761:"Wrestling/Amateur Preliminaries" 2719:"Football/Te Puke 5, Whakatane 0" 2697:"Football/United 3, V. Rangatawa" 1654:Gardiner's next game was against 1400:Auckland rugby league competition 893: 108:83 kg (13 st 1 lb) 6237:New Zealand rugby league players 6151: 6129: 6107: 6079: 6057: 6035: 6013: 5991: 5969: 5947: 5925: 5903: 5875: 5847: 5819: 5797: 5775: 5753: 5725: 5697: 5671: 5645: 5617: 5589: 5561: 5533: 5511: 5483: 5455: 5427: 5399: 5371: 5343: 5315: 5287: 5259: 5231: 5203: 5175: 5147: 5119: 5091: 5063: 5035: 5007: 4979: 4951: 4923: 4895: 4867: 4839: 4811: 4783: 4755: 4727: 4699: 4671: 4643: 4615: 4587: 4559: 4531: 4503: 4475: 4447: 4419: 4363: 4335: 4307: 4279: 4251: 4223: 3027:"Kusabs Cup Match Saturday Next" 2561:"Auckland 22, Maori Pioneers 11" 1059:before next taking the field in 6282:New Zealand rugby union players 4195: 4167: 4145: 4117: 4095: 4073: 4045: 4017: 3995: 3973: 3951: 3929: 3907: 3885: 3863: 3841: 3819: 3797: 3775: 3747: 3725: 3703: 3675: 3647: 3619: 3597: 3575: 3553: 3525: 3503: 3481: 3459: 3437: 3415: 3393: 3371: 3349: 3327: 3305: 3283: 3261: 3239: 3217: 3195: 3173: 3151: 3129: 3107: 3085: 3063: 3041: 3019: 2997: 2975: 2953: 2931: 2909: 2887: 2865: 2843: 2821: 2799: 2777: 2755: 2733: 2711: 2689: 2667: 2645: 2631:"Football/Fixture for Saturday" 2623: 2601: 2575: 2553: 2531: 2509: 2487: 2465: 2443: 2421: 2399: 2377: 2355: 2333: 2311: 2289: 2267: 2245: 2223: 2201: 2179: 3893:"Kangaroos 29 Bay of Plenty 5" 3445:"Football/Te puke Rugby Union" 2807:"Football/Te Puke v Whakatane" 2157: 2135: 2113: 2091: 2069: 2047: 2025: 2003: 1981: 1490:Gardiner on the left watching 1272:Their first match was against 927: 633: 613: 463: 443: 292: 272: 166: 146: 1: 3049:"Bay of Plenty v Poverty Bay" 2961:"Football/Saturday's Matches" 2829:"Football/Tauranga v Te Puke" 2741:"Te Puke Wins the Kusabs Cup" 2321:. National Library. p. 1 1974: 1857:Professional wrestling career 1426:senior competition defeating 1365:Fire Brigade club in Auckland 1348:side against a very powerful 982:he caught the Ngapuhi to the 850: 623: 618: 453: 448: 282: 277: 156: 151: 3093:"Wellington v Bay of Plenty" 2209:"Football/Rotorua v Te Puke" 1882:Move to Australia to wrestle 1626:in a "meritorious" win over 1494:tackle a Ponsonby team mate. 1124:team in their match against 7: 3071:"Football/Match at Rotorua" 1530:team departed on board the 1434:Transfer to Ponsonby United 1252:Rugby league playing career 1215:Disqualification and boxing 10: 6298: 5653:"Roope Rooster Semi-final" 3467:"Football/The Cup Matches" 1957:Knightsbridge War Cemetery 1849:in an exhibition match at 1733:Continuation with Ponsonby 6277:New Zealand Army officers 6161:. Australian War Memorial 6117:. Australian War Memorial 2409:. Australian War Memorial 2077:"Saturday's Junior Match" 2035:. Australian War Memorial 1502:team to tour England and 1394:. 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They travelled to 1478:side on 10 October. 934:1st Maori Contingent 716:Te Puke (sub-union) 40:Personal information 5783:"Local and General" 4707:"Warrington Defeat" 3937:"Local and General" 3511:"Local and General" 3489:"Local and General" 3379:"Local and General" 3357:"Local and General" 3335:"Local and General" 3225:"Local and General" 2653:"The Te Puke Times" 2451:"Local and General" 2385:"Local and General" 2363:"Local and General" 2341:"Local and General" 2297:"Local and General" 2275:"Local and General" 2187:"Te Puke v Rotorua" 2165:"United v Rangiuru" 2143:"The Te Puke Times" 2033:"Speech transcript" 1989:"Local and General" 1862:New Zealand matches 1699:for three matches. 1149:Bay of Plenty Times 1008:Cross of Karageorge 994:He was awarded the 964:Cross of Karageorge 865:Bay of Plenty Times 91:Playing information 23: 5911:"A Maori Wrestler" 5683:New Zealand Herald 5657:New Zealand Herald 4623:"The Loss at Hull" 1915:Leichhardt Stadium 1893:Leichhardt Stadium 1872:Auckland Town Hall 1818: 1786: 1751: 1743: 1678:The match against 1643:(30 October), and 1524: 1496: 1387: 1226:Auckland Town Hall 21: 4679:"A Win Over York" 4175:"League Football" 2497:. 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