Location 420
Location #420 - Tennis Court
Map 8

Address
Schoolhouse Road

Area

Lower Smith's Gully

Description

Location #420 - Tennis Court Lower Smith's Gully. School house grounds, Schoolhouse Road.


Still Standing

No



Construction Details

Asphalt and fenced.

Location Type

Other


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Interested Parties

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Group Date Description
1 1892 Bannockburn Tennis Club Details

Notes

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Note Date Short Description Note Text
3385 1891 General notes. In December of 1891 the first attempt to start a tennis and bowling club was made, but nothing became of it.
3386 c1892 Tennis club is formed. It appears that a tennis club was formed about this time. A clay court may have been formed at the school in Lower Smith's Gully. It seems to have been a joint venture between the newly formed club and the school committee.
3387 1897 Report from Cromwell Argus. The Cromwell Argus reported that : " The Bannockburn Tennis Club donated 15/- (fifteen shillings) to he school committee.
3388 1907 The tennis court is asphalted. The tennis court was asphalted and fenced at a cost of £40 (forty pounds). Unfortunately the court only lasted a few years because the clay foundation shifted and spoiled the surface beyond repair. The tennis club appears to have gone into recess about this time.

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Image Id Source Date Short Description
866 Otago Daily Times - Alexandra Museum 1912 Bannockburn School - Looking north. View Image
1954 Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin c1930 Bannockburn School - looking north. View Image
2356 Mr R Anderson - Bannockburn 24 Feb 1968 Third Bannockburn School Pool - location #436 View Image