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Story: Rural recreation

Group on a croquet lawn

Group on a croquet lawn

This group of respectably dressed guests has been playing croquet on the lawn at The Grange, Clive, in Hawke’s Bay. Richer landowners, such as Joseph Rhodes, owner of The Grange, invited guests for balls, afternoon teas and games of croquet, or, later, tennis.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Fulton Collection
Reference: 1/2-094363; F

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Jock Phillips. 'Rural recreation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/rural-recreation/1/5