New Brighton beach was just a tram ride away from the centre of Christchurch, so it attracted large crowds from the city on a hot summer's day. In this scene the attractions of the surf have been supplemented by a 'witches' hat' for people to ride and a stall selling fruit.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Sydney Charles Smith Collection (PA-Group-00242)
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Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith
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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