Inscription on one copy reads: “NEW YEAR’S DAY SPORTS, MANAWATU HEADS, 1916. This photograph, taken on the foreshore , shows the Methodist Hall, built in 1909 in the background.”

The last ten words have a blue line through them.

Two boys walk towards a number of cars and a crowd of people at the New Years Day Sports Day held at the Manawatu Heads 1916. In the background to the right is a wooden church with a steep iron roof.

Original print plus 2 x A3 copies

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

Photocut from a publication showing a car and people on Foxton Beach. Caption below the picture reads: “Foxton Beach. A popular seaside resort at the mouth of the Manawatu River, three miles from Foxton by metalled road.”

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”