Story: Beach culture

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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How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'Beach culture - Beach recreation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/9114/timaru-poster-1937 (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 12 Jun 2006