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Timaru poster, 1937

Timaru poster, 1937

By the interwar years the beach had become a place for bathing in the sun and the sea. In posters such as this one, Timaru set out to attract visitors to Caroline Bay for swimming and commercial amusements.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C27960

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Parnell Baths, 1922

Men at the beach (1st of 3)

How to cite this page: Jock Phillips. 'Beach culture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/beach-culture/3/6

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