A services hospital built at Hanmer during the First World War became Queen Mary Hospital, which from 1921 was run by the Health Department. In the 1920s and 1930s the hospital catered for convalescents and people suffering from nervous complaints. This advertisement suggests that bathing in thermal pools was an accepted treatment, alongside healthy outdoor pursuits such as hunting and fishing.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
Eph-A-TOURISM-Hanmer-1925-01-04
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