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Council facilities: Waimate swimming baths, 1908

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Council facilities: Waimate swimming baths, 1908

Waimate Mayor John Manchester bravely stood on the diving board to officially open the town's new public swimming baths in 1908. Borough councillors can be seen behind him. One is said to have been pushed into the water fully clothed by a member of the public.

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Waimate District and Historical Society Archives

Reference: 2002-1026-00329

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Mark Derby, Local and regional government – Managing urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35388/council-facilities-waimate-swimming-baths-1908 (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 28 March 2012, updated 1 February 2015.