Must-see Amazing Historical ice skating, Manorburn Dam, Alexandra NZ, 1950s -1960s

Worth seeing! Amazing historical footage of outdoor ice skating on Manorburn Dam in Alexandra, New Zealand, in the 1950s and 1960s. See how much skating has changed since the mid-twentieth century! Recognise any of the skaters? Let us know, and we can tag their name and the time-code for when they appear! Do you know any other details, like the years for the ice shows and competitions shown? Let us know and we can preserve that information for the historical record! Includes footage of every type of ice use: recreational skating, figure skating, singles, pairs, ice dance, synchronised, speed skating, ice hockey, curling, competitions, ice shows, and possibly a NZ-special of Marching on ice! There are also crowd, carpark and location scenes, in colour as well as black and white. Do you recognise a skater, or maybe yourself? What memories do you have of skating at Manorburn Dam? Let us know in the comments below, or email the channel using the address in the 'About' page! Filmed by Les Thomson on 8mm movie film, and copied into video. Digitised by ? (let us know!). Distributed by Murray Bell. Digitally remastered by Paul Garbett. Edited by Grace Bateman. NZ Skating History Channel is making footage of ice skating in New Zealand publicly available. We have some old video tapes which we are in the process of digitising. If you have any footage of ice skating in New Zealand, please get in touch and send us the digitised version - then hopefully we can make it available for all to see! This channel is designed for everyone who has been involved in ice skating in NZ to enjoy and contribute to. We are also open to including roller and inline skating as well. If you have any copyright claim or correction to make, please contact us. We do not want to infringe on anyone's copyright. Additionally, if there is any footage of yourself skating in a video on this channel, and you do not wish this to be on the internet, please contact us and we will remove it. See our 'About' page for email address details.