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Wellington Municipal Tramways Band Beach Carnival: Masked bathing beauty contest ... Ev...
Date: 1935
From: [Ephemera, flyers, booklets and pamphlets, relating to carnivals and fetes. 1900s]
By: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978; Wright & Carman Ltd
Reference: Eph-B-CARNIVAL-1935-01
Description: Sets out the conditions of the contest, in which each contestant was required to wear a "Petone" swimsuit, with the Wellington Woollen Company's name-tab attached. The first prize was a trip to Milford Sound or a cash prize of 10 pounds stirling. Verso displays an advertisement for Nash's Leather Arcade in Cuba street Wellington, sellington "Wellington's smartest handbags"; five handbags are illustrated. Evening Post, 6 January 1936, Page 14 reports that the winner of the contest was Miss Ivy Parrott, with 6453 votes. The runner up was Miss Matheson with 4605 votes. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Letterpress, 281 x 217 mm.