SWIMMING BATH FOR SOLDIERS
$- An innovation which should meet with tho approval of men in camp ie being iiuido lit Fcathorston Camp, in the form of an open-air swimming hath. Tho oxcavations necessary for its construction aro now being made, and tho hath will ho biijlfc of concrete. Its measurements will be 100 feet x 50 feet., with a depth of water ranging from 4ft. to Cft. At ono end of it, drnssing-sheds will bo erected. There will bo a continuous supply of water, talccn from two water-races, flowing into and out of tho hath, thus muring ii hygienic condition. It is expected that the new hath will be ready soon after tho holidays, and it will bo utilised largely for swimming sports among ,tho troops.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 11
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126SWIMMING BATH FOR SOLDIERS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 11
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