The New Zealand Natives before their match against Queensland, in front of the United Tribes flag and the Union Jack
According to <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=mmFGCgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT144">[1]</a> was taken by Edward Beauchamp Singleton Mercer (died 1905)
1889-07
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