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Rangiora swimming pool (3rd of 3)

Rangiora swimming pool

This 25-yard (23-metre) pool opened in February 1912 to commemorate the coronation of King George V. Initially boys and girls had to swim at separate times, but from 1916 the council allowed mixed bathing.

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Rangiora Museum
Reference: P27/064A

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Jock Phillips. 'Country towns', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/country-towns/3/5/3