Kōrero: Rural recreation

Ball poster

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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Jock Phillips, 'Rural recreation - Country halls, 1890–1960', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/17686/ball-poster (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008