[Hamilton Baths for Hamilton](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WT18861216.2.17&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----2public+baths+for+hamilton--);xNLx;Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2253, 16 December 1886, Page 2;xNLx;;xNLx;[Hamilton Swimming Club Inc and Municipal Pools](http://www.nabdesignz.com/about.htm);xNLx;The Hamilton Amateur Swimming Club is the oldest swimming club in New Zealand, having been founded in 1889 and registered in 1890. That same year 1890 the club hosted the New Zealand Swim Championships in Hamilton's Lake Rotoroa. The NZ Champs returned to Hamilton in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of that original meet.;xNLx;The pool complex was opened in 1912 and is now the oldest surviving civic facility in Hamilton. It is also the oldest surviving in ground pool in New Zealand, and possibly the south pacific;xNLx;;xNLx;[Hamilton's Golden Mile](http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/9);xNLx;"Victoria Street Hamilton’s main street, once called ‘the golden mile’. Victoria St stretches from Victoria Bridge to beyond the Fairfield Bridge, but the commercial section ends before Whitiora Bridge.;xNLx;At the Victoria Bridge end, the Waikato Brewery, built in 1930 to replace an earlier structure, once produced the local beer: Waikato Draught. It was run by the Innes family, whose firm constructed a soft-drink bottling plant across the road in the 1950s. Designed by modernist architect Henry Kulka, this factory is now the Meteor Theatre.;xNLx;Nearby is St Peter’s Anglican cathedral (1926), built over the Hamilton West Redoubt and backing onto the former Hamilton courthouse (1931). Other notable buildings include the Bank of New Zealand (1878), the post office (1901) and the Hamilton Hotel (1923), all now used for different purposes. The historic Municipal Pools, known to generations of Hamilton children as ‘the Munies’, opened in 1912.";xNLx;from: Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;
Development of swimming. During the 19th century swimming gradually became recognised as a healthy pastime in England and its colonies. From the 1860s in New Zealand, public swimming pools were constructed and swimming races were held. New Zealand’s first official swimming body was the Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club. Formed in October 1880 the club started a trend and at least 15 similar bodies were established throughout the country by 1895. They included Hamilton (1881), Auckland (1888), Ashburton and Gisborne (1891), Whāngārei (1893), Dunedin, Napier, Wellington and Palmerston North (all 1894). A swimming carnival The Hamilton Anniversary Swimming Races, held at the Hamilton Lake (Lake Rotoroa) in 1889, had a varied programme of competitions and novelty events, including boys’ and girls’ races, a ‘maiden’ race, a handicap race for members of the Hamilton Light Infantry Corps, an ‘All Comers Clothes Race’, an ‘Exhibition of Fancy Swimming by Professor Pannell’ and ‘Sensational Feats in the water’ by Pannell and his pupils.1
Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2253, 16 December 1886, Page 2
Good progress is being made with the erection of the Hamilton baths, six piles having been driven on the East side of the river. The contractor has been very considerably annoyed by the larrikins, who on Sunday amused themselves by taking the timber and floating it all over the river to swim on, during which operation some pieces were lost. They also lot go the guys of the pile engine, and" had it not been firmly tied to one of the piles/ the probability is that the whole concern would have been overturned into the river. The police have been communicated with, and an example will be made of anyone found interfering with the gear or timber in future.
THE HAMILTON BATHS. TO THE EDITOR, —In your issue of the Ist inst., there appears an advertisement signed by Mrs Gwynne, prohibiting the inhabitants of Hamilton from bathing at the foot of her garden. Does this allude to the river If so, when did the river become the property of Mrs Gwynne lam informed the foreshore of the river belongs to the burgesses of Hamilton. Why, therefore, this prohibition Can you, or any of your readers, kindly inform me by what authority that fpnpe is placed across Hillsboro' Terrace, making what is really the approach to the public baths appear as private property? —I am, yours obediently, Svks. [We have made some enquiries regarding the matter, and find that Mrs Gwynne has been induced to issue the advertisement by some members of the borough council, who represented to her that free access to the river through her garden and the use of her bath house would inteyiero with the baths close bj'j arid, afyeot the revenue. For the last ten or a dozen years the public have been free and welcome to use the garden approach to the river at the footof C-Jwynne's gardens, notwithstanding the fact that the fruit and vegetables used to disappear in pretty large quantities. It is not likely, therefore, that the closing of this route can bo dictated by any other than a desire to benefit the newly-opened public baths. Between the garden and the rivw was formerly the Hamilton Parn/Je, but all or nearly all of this thoroughfare has been washed into the river. The approach road to thn. baths, which, by the by, is not called Hill.sboro Terrace," was fenced in with i he permission of the local authorities in order h> prevent the stray cattle of the town breaking into the gardens, further than this, the Police Offences Act provides that no one shall bathe in a, public place, and such we presume is the river at the foot of the hotel gardens.—Ed.] Click here to view this newspaper article This text was automatically generated by a computer. It has not been manually reviewed or corrected and may include errors. You can view the article in its original format or read the entire page. About the computer-generated text Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a process for automatically extracting text from scanned pages. OCR enables searching of large quantities of full-text data, but it is not 100% accurate. The level of accuracy depends on the print quality of the original newspaper and its condition at the time of microfilming. Newspapers with poor quality paper, small print, mixed fonts, multiple column layouts or damaged pages may have poor OCR accuracy. The page where this item appears has an estimated OCR accuracy of 97.60%.
An old Maori Canoe about twenty feet long was found embedded in the bottom of the Hamilton Baths, by the men engaged in the extension.
The Borough of Hamilton call for tenders for the lease of the Hamilton baths.
Hamilton Anniversary Swimming Races A swimming carnival The Hamilton Anniversary Swimming Races, held at the Hamilton Lake (Lake Rotoroa) in 1889, had a varied programme of competitions and novelty events, including boys’ and girls’ races, a ‘maiden’ race, a handicap race for members of the Hamilton Light Infantry Corps, an ‘All Comers Clothes Race’, an ‘Exhibition of Fancy Swimming by Professor Pannell’ and ‘Sensational Feats in the water’ by Pannell and his pupils.1
A plucky rescue from drowning was made in the Hamilton Baths on Saturday (says our Hamilton correspondent), when Reggie Logie, a son of the local postmaster, succeeded in pulling out of the water a gentleman named Mitchell, who, not being able to swim more than a stroke or two, got into the deep water unwittingly. He sank twice, and called for assistance, when young Logie, who was dressing, jumped in, and, as stated, pulled Mr Mitchell out in an exhausted condition. Logie, who is only about fourteen year of age, if that, is a pupil ofin the swimming line. He i Professor Pannells s one of our best boy swimmers, and it is needless to say that he must have had a heavy task to bring a man out of the water. He says that once or twice he was well under the water himself, but, knowing what to do, stuck to his work successfully.
Jan 17th - Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen
Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 2929, 17 April 1912, Page 2 LOSS OF THE TITANIC. STRIKES AN ICEBERG. A WIRELESS MESSAGE. [By Electric Telegraph.] London, Apnl 15 The steamer Titanic, inward bound, wirelessed she had collided with an iceberg and was in need of assistance. The Titantic struck on Sunday evening with 1380 passengers, including 300 first class and a crew of 650. The Virginian received the Titantic's appeal at 170 miles. The Olympic, in the Baltic, has also gone' to the rescue, but it is doubtful whether she will arrive in time. The last signals were blurred and ended abruptly. The women debarked in lifeboats. The weather is calm. 675 PERSONS SAVED. MANY LIVES LOST,
Hamilton Borough Council, like many local bodies throughout New Zealand in the early 20th century, built the municipal pools to serve the local community. The council decided in June 1912 to raise a loan to build the baths which were then opened by Mayor Arthur Manning in December of the same year. Named the Coronation Baths in honour of Edward VII, who succeeded his mother Queen Victoria in 1911. Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 2958, 24 June 1912, Page 2
Elsie Locke was a feminist and socialist who also campaigned against nuclear weapons and wrote more than 20 books, including a number of historical novels for children and several social histories of New Zealand. Locke was the youngest of six children, born Elsie Violet Farrelly in Hamilton, New Zealand on 17 August 1912.[2][3] She was the daughter of William John Allerton Farrelly (1878–1945) and Ellen Electa Farrelly (née Bryan; 1874–1936).
Malcolm Champion was a member of the Australasian team which won the Gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
The TSS Earnslaw makes her maiden voyage on Lake Wakatipu, from Kingston to Queenstown
HAMILTON. The municipal baths at Hamilton opened last night by a swimming carnival. Results are as follows: Manning handicap: Smith 1. Neat dive: Fills 1, Shand 2. Schoolboys' race: Steel 1. Provis 2. 100 yds: Hume 1. Smith and Ellis (dead heat) 2. Frederick Finlay was to-day lined £5 for having used obscene language.
HAMILTON. Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 16, 19 January 1914, Page 7
HAMILTON BATHS CONTRACT. WORKMEN'S LIENS. (F.y Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. The construction of the Hamilton municipal baths has given rise to considerable litigation owing to a bad start having been made on unsuitable and by the contractor going into liquidation before the completion of the contract. A further series of claims were made at the Hamilton S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr K. Rawson. in the case of the bankrupt, John Karrelly under the Wages Protection and Contractors' L??ns Act. Mr Swa?? represented the Hamilton Borough Council, who hold 235 of the money payable on the contract. which was completed by Messrs Cruar. Morton
Tepid Baths were originally built in 1914, and contained two separate pools: a “male” (25m, 6 lanes) and “female” (18m, 4 lanes). The “male” pool was the largest in New Zealand at the time. Heated with hot water from the nearby tramways power plant, the system was considered an engineering masterpiece of its time. The facility was refurbished in 1986 and again in 1997 by Auckland City Council. In April 2010 Tepid Baths closed for repairs and a major makeover after independent engineers advised council that the building’s structural issues posed a significant risk to public health and safety. At nearly 100 years old, the building will remain a great place to swim for the next 50 years. Auckland Council has allocated $15.8 million for the redevelopment of the baths. The project was set to take care of the deeper structural issues that aren’t readily visible to the naked eye. It would also address general wear and tear and an overall upgrade of the pools, fitness centre and changing rooms. On 23 June 2012, Tepid Baths reopened to the public. Once again a grand building, proud to show glimpses of it’s past and one that is also sleek, modern and ready to train champions.
"Already since the Hamilton baths opened 2000 persons have paid for admission to them".
Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 33, 7 February 1920, Page 17
March 1915 - Parnell Baths first summer season. Parnell Baths opened for the very first summer season of 1914-1915. The early beginning of what is now a New Zealand historical landmark.
SWIMMING. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 54, 6 March 1922, Page 8
HARRIS AT HAMILTON. World champion swimmer gives exhibition. Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 146, 18 December 1922, Page 4
Mr C. L. j Grange, has been making inquiries as j to the cost of baths in other centres. From the replies already to hand it has been gathered that in Hamilton baths, 100 ft long by 42ft wide, ranging in depth from oft to Bft, including a stand along one side and caretaker's office building, were built in 1912 at a cost of approximatelv £1000. ,Mr Murdoch states that although the present day cost would be higher, the goal of raising money by subscriptions and a car- i nival or other similar means, should be well within reach, especially as the Education Department could be apapproachod for a subsidy as an offset to free use by school children. Whatever is done in the matter, Mr Murdoch emphasises the necessity of making provision ultimately for conversion into tepid baths.
Piscine Molitor was built in 1929 by architect Lucien Pollet, who was working for Les Belles Piscines de France and had designed three other pool complexes. It was designed to resemble an ocean liner and was adorned with Art Deco stained glass by Louis Barillet. In the summer of 1929, Olympic athlete Johnny Weismuller, who was a lifeguard in his spare time, officially opened Piscine Molitor. The pool often housed fashion shows, theatrical performances, and training for figure skating. In 1946, the unveiling of the first modern bikini, designed by Louis Réard, was held at Piscine Molitor,[1] modelled by the Parisian Micheline Bernardini during a fashion show at the pool. The establishment originally comprised two pools, one indoor and the other outdoor, arranged in a T-shape. The complex was used as an ice-skating rink until the early 1970s. The complex ultimately closed in 1989. Building controversies In 1989, a housing project was proposed to the City of Paris. The project was advanced by the city and called for the destruction of the pool and its rebuilding as part of a hotel, with the rest of the original pool complex being turned into a parking lot. On August 31, 1989, the pool was permanently closed. The next day, the facade and main entrance were boarded up. A group of citizens founded the "SOS Molitor", trying to prevent the pool's destruction. They were successful the next year, with the entire pool complex being listed in the inventory of the French Monuments Historiques program (and, as a result, protected by the French government). However, although saved from impending demolition, the complex experienced damage from weather, poor maintenance, and even vandalism (mainly to its historic Art Deco decor) after being protected. Future In August 2007, the Mayor of Paris began to accept applications for the renovation of Piscine Molitor. On November 20, 2007, it was announced that three different groups were competing for the role of renovating the pool complex, Colony Capital, ICADE, and GTM Construction. The mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, called for the revival of the complex without spending taxpayer money.[7] On October 30, 2008, Delanoë announced that the group Colony Capital-Accor-Bouygues had been chosen for the project, with architects Jasques Rougerie, Alain Derbesse, and Alain-Charles Perrot. The group is planning for a 2012 reopening of the complex. The €64.8 million project would lease the property for 54 years and is to include a 4-star hotel, a health center, and a medical center, as well as retail, restaurants, and parking facilities.[8] In popular culture Title character of the Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize winning novel Life of Pi, 'Pi Patel' is named after Piscine Molitor.[9] This book was later made into a highly successful movie which was released in 2012. From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscine_Molitor
BIVOUAC AT CLAUDELANDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Tuesday. The Ist Battalion, Waikato Regiment, who are in bivouac at Claudelands, carried out training exercises to-day and practice in the use of the rifle and Vickers and Lewis machine guns. This afternoon the company went for a swim in the Hamilton baths. An entertainment, arranged by the Hamilton Territorial Association, was given this evening The camp will be visited on Thursday by Major-General Sinclair Burgess, General Officer Commanding the New- Zealand Forces, and Colonel J. E. Duigan, officer in charge of the Auckland Command.
The Good Life With a recreational rather than a medicinal focus, the new baths were a by-word for the good life. Built during the Great Depression, the thoroughly modern swimming establishment was a considerable break away from Rotorua’s other Government bath houses, both architecturally and in attitude. Where they promised health, the Blue baths promised only pleasure. Where they offered treatments for a variety of ailments from gout to psoriasis, The Blue Baths offered movie-style glamour, for an afternoon at least.
Te Ao Hou Magazine p.64 In swimming, Wiremu 'Bill' Whareaitu represented New Zealand at the British Empire Games held in London in 1934. He was New Zealand's best at the back-stroke, and a year or two later young Nawi Kira, of the Bay of Plenty, was New Zealand's best girl swimmer.
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. - Three athletes and three swimmers will represent New Zealand at the British Empire Games. The athletes are H. K. Brainsby (long jump and hop, step, and jump), T, G. Broadway (quarter and half mile), and J. E. Lovelock, now at Oxford University (half-mile and mile). The swimmers are N. Crump (100 yards and 440 yards free style), W. Whareaitu (100 yards free style, and 100 yards back- stroke), and L. Smith (200 yards breast stroke J. The swimmers will also compete in the 300 yards medley race.
The Empire Games team, from left: L, Smith, N. Crump, and W. Whareaitu.
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. AUCKLAND. Feb. 18.— Two further records were broken in the - New Zealand swimming championship meeting. Mathieson. of Otago. took the 150 vards backstroke title from Whareaitu, the New Zealand Empire Games representative
SEVEN. RECORDS Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 55, 6 March 1935, Page 10 HAMILTON, This Day. With the competition of the French champions, Jean Taris and Emile Poussard, adding zest to the programme, five South Auckland records were established and two New Zealand figures were bettered at a swimming carnival under the auspices of the South Auckland Centre last evening. Taris, repeating his Auckland form, broke Bridson's 440 yards record of 5 min 13 2-5sec, which he reduced to 5 min 13sec. Billy Whareaetu, of Rotorua, set a new national clocking for the 50 yards backstroke, of 29 4-5sec in a handicap event from scratch. Remarkable performances of a 12 year-old Maori girl, Nawi Kera, set two new South Auckland records over sprint distances, 33sec for 50 yards and 44 l-5sec for 66 2-3 yards. D. H. Symes, of Canterbury, the New Zealand title holder, was well beaten for second place by Riko Simmon, of Rotorua, in the 220 yards, which was won by Taris. Poussard gave an amazing exhibition.
In March 1935 Billy Whareaitu, Empire Games participant broke records at the Hamilton Carnival. He is seen here (right) modelling the latest swimwear from Speedo.
NAWI KERA, a thirteen-year-old Maori girl, who broke the record for the 100 yds junior girls' championship al the New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming carnival which took place at Hamilton during the weekend.
Nawi Kira, the 13-year-old Maori swimmer, who is performing in record-breaking fashion at the Dominion junior and intermediate championships in Hamilton. With her is S. W. Jarvis (Otago), who is swimming well in the intermediate events. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 22328, 28 JANUARY 1936
SWIM OF 440 YARDS SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S FEAT What was believed to be a record swim for a child of her years was accomplished at the Hamilton Municipal Baths this Week by a six-yearold girl, Mary McWhannell, of the Ngahinapouri School, when she swam over 440 yards during the progress of a learn-to-swim week programme, in which other pupils of the school were taking part, states the "New Zealand Herald."
Members of the Maori Battalion in the twelve man relay team, at the New Zealand Division swimming championships in Maadi during World War II. Includes W Whareaitu (standing, far right), G Marsden (standing, far left), J Ratema (standing, second from left) and D Aratema (standing, eighth from left), Captain Reverend Wiremu Te Tau Huata is in the front row, centre. Photograph taken by George Robert Bull on 5 September 1943.
ROTORUA SWIMMER DEATH OF MISS KIRA (P.A.) ROTORUA, this day. The death occurred last week at her home at Whakarewarewa of Miss Nawi Kira, a well known Rotorua swimmer, after a long illness. She will best be remembered for her efforts in the New Zealand championships in 1936 and 1938. In 1936 she won the New Zealand junior girls' 50yds and 100 yds titles at Hamilton.
HAMILTON, this day. A record crowd attended the intercentre carnival promoted by the Hamilton Swimming Club at the municipal baths last night. Competitors included many on their way home from the national championships, together with an Auckland contingent. The Newmarket diving troupe" gave a display, of which the crowd showed warm appreciation. An attempt by Miss R. R. Morrison on the 50 yards junior girls' Dominion record of 25 2-5s was unsuccessful, Miss Morrison taking 32s.
HAMILTON SWIMMING INTER-CENTRE CARNIVAL HAMILTON, Tuesday. Accommodation at the Hamilton Municipal Baths was fully taxed when an intercentre carnival was held. The weather was fine and mild and conditions were ideal
How The Swimming Hopes Of Cassino Hero Were Blighted. It is a far cry from the blood-stained, rubble of Cassino in Italy to the Auckland Tepid Baths. The two scenes were linked during the recent swimming season when a tall, well-built but partially blinded ex-Kiwi soldier won his heat of a handicap event in decisive fashion, so decisive,' in fact, that he broke his assessed time and was not eligible to compete in the final.
Rovers Amateur Swimming Club was established on 20 November 1945 [2] and was founded by a group of returned World War II soldiers. Their aim was to create an organisation based upon the structure of European sports clubs they had seen in their time abroad. At this time in New Zealand it was a requirement for all aquatic clubs to provide water polo, swimming, Synchronized swimming, and diving to all their members. These four disciplines were provided by the club.[3] The club also ran a learn-to-swim campaign, which was a part of their swimming programme for many years.[4]...
With the thermometer soaring to 89 degrees thousands of Hamilton people sought relief in the Water. (5) Shows the queue on the high board in the Municipal Baths. In full story (6) Blazing sun and cool water kept the baths crowded all day.
Film Archive, Wellington: 1999.8128 01:34:07 "Hamilton Baths 1962" Young man swims and dives into pool.
Former coach recalls life of swimming Section: SPORT--NATIONAL Authors: PERRY, Joanne Source: Waikato Times, 08/01/1998, p10 Document Type: Article Abstract: BOB FRANKHAM jokes as he poses for the photograph that he once toured the country modelling togs of the 1930s neck-to-knee variety for Speedo. Edition: 2, Section: SPORT--NATIONAL, pg. 10 ~~~~~~~~ Joanne PERRY BOB FRANKHAM jokes as he poses for the photograph that he once toured the country modelling togs of the 1930s neck-to-knee variety for Speedo. The former New Zealand swimming coach from Hamilton recalls those as the days when female swimmers had to wear their robes on to the starting blocks. The 83-year-old's era of swimming, where the world's top freestylers swam slower than today's breaststrokers, might be a world away from the hi-tech underwater videoing methods of today but his influence has not been forgotten. Duncan Laing, coach of double gold medallist Danyon Loader, points to Frankham as the man who spurred his coaching success. Frankham, a former national freestyle record holder and head of the city's Municipal pool for 27 years, remembers Laing at one of his national training camps. "He was very interested in what I was saying . . . and I'm naturally chuffed that he's mentioned me in a number of his interviews (media)." Laing had to pull out as the New Zealand team's head coach for next week's world championships with a clot in his leg but Frankham doubts this will be the end of the Dunedin legend. "It's hard to say what he'll do but he's so dedicated and very good with the youngsters," he said. On Loader, who has been out of form since his two golds at Atlanta in 1996, Frankham said the 22-year-old had already reached the peak of his career. "Does he really want to win a gold medal again? He's a marvellous trainer but I suppose it depends whether he's prepared to do the work. It's there if he wants it." Frankham, who also competed in masters swimming and took learn to swim classes until 1984, only gave up regular swimming last year when he broke his leg. He still helps Ace club coach Dick Treloar train his band of coaches with his fanatical policy on technique. "Get style right and speed will follow, was always my motto," he said. Frankham is solely a poolside mentor now and no longer a model. SEE more on world championships, page 16 -------------------- CAPTION: MR SWIMMING: Bob Frankham has coached more than a 100 champions. PICTURE: Stephen Barker
Section: FEATURES--LETTERS Source: Waikato Times, 11/03/1998, p6 Document Type: Article Abstract: Earlier this year, responding to a letter about the municipal swimming pool's threatened closure, Hamilton City Council's general manager of community services Mike Martin assured "extensive consultation with the public before any decision is made". Edition: 2, Section: FEATURES--LETTERS, pg. 6 Earlier this year, responding to a letter about the municipal swimming pool's threatened closure, Hamilton City Council's general manager of community services Mike Martin assured "extensive consultation with the public before any decision is made". I noted with surprise (This Week, February 19) an unnamed council spokesperson said "the pool is nearing the end of its economic life and will probably be embraced in a South End green belt". Has some public consultation occurred in the interim between these two references to the pool? I think not. The enthusiastic response to a petition circulating to save the pool indicates the swimming club, regular patrons, school pupils and parents all wish this pool to stay open. I trust this will be sufficient evidence there is a strong community demand to keep this invaluable public utility. (Abridged) NERINA BENNETT Hamilton Day of infamy On February 26 every political party, except Act represented in the House of Representatives voted against giving people undisturbed possession of their freehold property. An amendment to the NZ Bill of Rights had been introduced by Owen Jennings of Act so people would be guaranteed their property rights. His Bill was defeated. This shameful act reveals just how despotic political parties, and the so-called House of Representatives, has become. This is Nazi Germany all over again. It is what Adolf Hitler did -- confiscation of property rights. Credit is due to Act. At least they tried to guarantee property rights through legislation. It is called democracy. We argue property rights are guaranteed in Magna Carta. February 26 will live in history as a day of infamy. People should be aware politicians' words can be different from their deeds when they want votes. (Abridged) MIES OOMEN President, Magna Carta Society Definition questioned I note Mayor Evans' response to Charles Croall's concern over her excessive income on council and the "gravy train" at Weltrust. She states it is "her honour" to be mayor. I question her definition of honour when we witnessed the despicable way Cr Impson was deprived of his chairmanship when she appointed herself, by virtue of her casting vote, also the robbing of Cr Rimmington of deputy mayor and strategic chairmanship and the handing over to her two "prefects" Crs Gallagher and Braithwaite. These deeds, akin to the infamous underarm bowl, were castigated in the Times the following day. Ratepayers will be pleased to learn Evans and CEO Marryatt are off again to China, Japan, Turkey, then possibly to America. The restructured, dumped council workers and their families will be delighted to know they helped pay for these trips (more so had they been one-way tickets). I'm sure they can't wait until the October elections to show their appreciation via the ballot box. Russell Rimmington is a must for mayor. (Abridged) K HENNEBRY Hamilton I must apologise Following my letter to you, the mayor advised me the Rover lent to her by council did not cost $90,000. She said the car is a model 4161 SLI, manual, present price $35,000. The actual cost was $37,750. She asked me if she could expect a letter from me. I must apologise to her. However, the cost to ratepayers of running the car, including interest, depreciation, maintenance and fuel is over $14,000, or $270 per week. Normally included by IRD in assessable income for tax purposes. CHARLES CROALL Hamilton Historical amnesia V Jones letter is accurate, but what he doesn't cover is important. The Maori War Organisation, a support organisation for the Maori Battalion, evolved into an effective organisation, but Native Minister H G R Mason and the Native Department ensured it did not survive to replace the department, which was what those who built it began to aspire to. In 1972, there were still no Maori in senior posts in the department. On Waitangi Day 1995, Lt Col Sir Charles Bennett may have had the fate of the MWO in mind when he said equity, justice and partnership between Maori and pakeha appeared to have been swept aside in the Government's fiscal envelope plan to settle Maori grievances; it was disappointing things they had fought for had been pushed aside. Maori Battalion members were beginning to ask, did they go overseas for the wrong reasons? If the events of the 1990s had been transposed to 1939, would they have volunteered? Three months later, Sir Charles said that radicals warning of the potential for terrorism in response to "crimes" against Maori sovereignty represented the majority of Maori thinking. Sir Charles commanded the battalion. What was that about the `Gulf'? Historical amnesia can mislead. JIM HOLDOM Hamilton
Municipal pools readied for summer Section: NEWS--NATIONAL Source: Waikato Times, 28/09/1998, p3 Document Type: Article Abstract: Hamilton Swimming Club members are breathing new life into the city's 86-year-old municipal pools. Accession Number: WKP9809280031-POOL28-ED Database: Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre HTML Full Text Municipal pools readied for summer Edition: 1, Section: NEWS--NATIONAL, pg. 3 Hamilton Swimming Club members are breathing new life into the city's 86-year-old municipal pools. More than 30 club volunteers are putting in about 650 hours between them, cleaning and preparing the pool for the summer swimming season which opens on October 24. Club president Michael Law said about 50,000 people used the pools every year. More than 60 per cent of those people did not belong to the club. The club, which has leased the pools since 1976, is waiting to hear if their lease will be renewed at the Hamilton City Council meeting next week. Mr Law said the greatest appeal of the pools was the combination of gas heating and the outdoor setting.
Hamilton City from Whitiora Bridge: Significant Highlights Full Annual Report 2001-2002 p. 27 "MUNICIPAL POOL UPGRADE COMPLETE Upgrades to Hamilton’s Municipal Pool were completed in time for the new swimming season, with swimmers already taking advantage of this historical facility. A full engineering assessment of the Municipal Pool completed in June 2001 showed it was in need of work to enable it to remain operating. Essential work included re-piling and re-flooring the old grandstand, painting the pools, upgrading the filtering system, and fitting new stainless steel handrails for the small pool. The refurbishment is expected to provide another five years’ use of the pool. The assessment was carried out as part of the development of a longer-term strategy for swimming in Hamilton. Hamilton’s Municipal Pool is considered the first public in-ground pool established in New Zealand that is still operational. The pool was built in 1912 and has a ‘Heritage B’ status.
Historic pool thrown lifeline Section: NEWS--NATIONAL Source: Waikato Times, 20/07/2001, p2 Document Type: Article Abstract: Hamilton's Municipal Pool has been thrown a lifeline by the Hamilton City Council agreeing to spend $233,000 on refurbishment. Edition: 2, Section: NEWS--NATIONAL, pg. 2 Hamilton's Municipal Pool has been thrown a lifeline by the Hamilton City Council agreeing to spend $233,000 on refurbishment. Without it the pool would have been forced to close permanently. An engineering assessment of the historic pool in May found it needed major work to stay open. The money will be used to remove asbestos in the exterior cladding, roofing and floor lining, replace the foundations of the grandstand and men's changing room and replace mechanical equipment. Council leisure facilities manager Shane Noyes said the risk from the asbestos at the site was minimal but it needed to be professionally removed. The refurbishment is expected to guarantee another five years' operation of the pool, which caters to 34,000 users each year. The council's social and community committee chairman Dave Macpherson said the council had a responsibility to ensure the facility was up to scratch. In future years, the council would possibly have to look at a complete renovation of the pool, upgrading it to an indoor facility or building a new complex, he said. The pool complex is operated by the Hamilton Amateur Swimming Club and past president Michael Law said he was delighted with the refurbishment. "The benefit is much wider than the swimming club. This is truly a community facility with dozens of schools, community groups and individuals making regular use of the pool every year." In the 25 years the club had been involved with the pool, it had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping it operational, he said. The pool is closed for the winter but is expected to open again in October. The Municipal Pool is considered the oldest public in-ground pool in New Zealand that is still operational. It was built in 1912 and has a Heritage B status.
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