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Kōrero: Shows and field days

Masterton grandstand

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Masterton grandstand

The grandstand at the new Solway Park showgrounds in Masterton was opened in 1911. The stand seated 2,000 people, who could watch animals being judged, show-jumping, competitions such as wood chopping, and the Grand Parade. The ‘ladies’ retiring room’ at the back of the grandstand had the latest in dainty porcelain hand-basins. This is the architects’ drawing of the stand.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-072136; G

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Jock Phillips, Shows and field days – Shows as entertainment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16782/masterton-grandstand (accessed 4 June 2026).

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