Date1929-2005Reference NumberMs 22Collection SummaryRecords of the Rotorua Croquet Club from 1929 to 2005.DescriptionThe collection comprises:
-Minute Books, 1929-2003.
-Ladies Season Tickets, 1957-1958.
-Attendance Register, 1989-1995.
-Publication: “100 years of Croquet in Rotorua’s Government Gardens”.
-Notes on the history of the Rotorua Croquet Club by Joyce Halliwell, created for the 90th-anniversary celebration held in 1996.
-Test tour programme: international croquet tests for the MacRobertson Shield, 1972 and 1979.
-Transfer of public reserve land in Rotorua District to local authority control, 1982.
-Lease agreement between her Majesty the Queen (lessor) to Rotorua Croquet Club (lessee), including a map, 1986.
-Deed of lease between Rotorua District Council and Rotorua Croquet Club, 1997. Deed of renewal of lease, 1986 and 1990.
-Newsletter article about Ivy Taylor, 1993.
-Application for a connection to the Rotorua water supply between Rotorua District Council and Rotorua Croquet Club, 1994.
-Correspondence, 1994-1996.
-Rotorua Croquet Club newsletters, 1996-2001.
-“Ode to Ivy”: birthday poems celebrating Ivy Taylor.
-List of attendees for afternoon tea celebration for Ivy’s 98th birthday, 2001.
-95th Anniversary tournament sponsorship sheet, including photograph, 2001.
-Bay of Plenty Croquet Association newsletters, 2001-2005.
The items in this collection have not been digitised, but can be viewed at Rotorua Library, Te Aka Mauri. For more information, please see staff on the second floor or use the "Contact Us" form.CreatorRotorua Croquet ClubLevelCollectionLanguageEnglish
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Rotorua Croquet Club, Records of Rotorua Croquet Club, 1929-2005 (1929-2005). Rotorua Library - Te Aka Mauri, accessed 19/01/2026, https://pakiaka.rotorualibrary.govt.nz/nodes/view/4206