Prehistory
Rumour has it that various trolley derbies have been held throughout the Nelson region as far back as the 1920s.
1960s and 1970s: The Jaycee Trolley Derbies
Although records are thin on the ground, we do know that there was a Jaycee derby held down Waverley Road in Richmond in the late 1960s and early '70s
The 1968, 1969 and 1970 pages are comprised of excerpts from the Nelson Photo News scanned
from photocopies generously supplied by Trevor Carston, donor of the Spirit of the Derby cup
- formerly The Keith Roper Cup: awarded by the OBHC
Trolley Derby and re-presented in 2009 by Colleen and Trevor Carston:
To be awarded annually to a competitor that has The Spirit of the Derby
1970s and 1980s: The Hot Rod Club and Hockey Club Trolley Derbies
1970s and 1980s: Hot Rod Club, Hockey Club
2002 ~ Present: The Nelson Summer Festival
In 2002, the Festival director Annabel Norman bowed to pressure from Sam Laidlaw and the derby has been a fixture in the Nelson Summer Festival programme ever since
Help Digitise the Nelson Photo News 1960 - 1972
The Nelson Provincial Museum and the Nelson Public Libraries are currently investigating
the possibilities of conducting a collaborative project to digitise the first run of the
Nelson Photo News published between 1962 and 1972.
In order to make this project happen, they are applying for a grant
from DigitalNZ and they need your help!!!
