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Kōrero: Rural recreation

Ball poster

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Ball poster

Halls were often used by local clubs and sports teams. This poster advertises a ball in the Ongaonga hall, organised by the Waipukurau hockey club in 1951. Ongaonga is a small farming community in Central Hawke’s Bay, about 15 kilometres from Waipukurau.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-C-THORP-1951-01

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

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Rural recreation – Country halls, 1890–1960, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/17686/ball-poster (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.