He was reportedly always in a hurry. Superintendent of Masterton Hospital for 20 years, Dr Hosking was ahead of his time using hypnosis on his patients and he had an x-ray machine in his home. He bought radium to use on his patients, made his own serum for injections and did his own research. He is reported to have been one of the first doctors in New Zealand to introduce x-ray apparatus and perhaps not surprisingly he died of radium poisoning at the age of The most famous anecdote about Dr Hosking was that in the centre of his top hat he carried his stethoscope or plant cuttings or specimens from patients insides to be analysed at home.
He was keenly interested in horticulture and was responsible for the introduction of hedgehogs and toads to the Masterton District. The baths were named after his wife and daughter. The baths were a grand affair with changing rooms while the baths themselves were 75 feet long and 40 feet wide. The baths however, were badly damaged in the earthquake but it was not until that the council of the time listened to their Superintendent of Parks, Colin Pugh and agreed to have a sunken garden built, using the original foundation from the pool.
Previously it had been housed in an old room on the Dixon Street side of Queen Elizabeth park for some eighty years before the shift. Since its settlement Masterton had attempted to raise funds for a band rotunda. It was not until the Coronation of Edward VII on August 9, and the help of a special celebration subsidy that the plan became reality. The band rotunda was built on the park oval as a coronation memorial being completed in June The Masterton band led a large crowd of dignitaries and residents in procession from Masterton Post Office to the park for the double opening and dedication of the band rotunda and the C.
Pownall Memorial Gates.
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Hollings, Chairman of the Coronation Celebration Committee and President of the band officially opened the band rotunda. One of the original trees in Queen Elizabeth Park — a great Redwood — was struck by lightning during a storm in mid The damage caused the tree to be dangerous and had to be felled. Parks staff counted the rings on the tree stump left in the ground and ascertained that it was over years old, making it one of the original trees planted in the park.
The felled wood was used to create a memorial. The grandstand which stands alongside the oval in Queen Elizabeth Park was built in As early as there had been attempts to erect a grandstand, but these all faltered until when a concerted drive for public subscriptions was successful in getting the building erected. This society was very interested in upgrading the Masterton Park, and they provided a number of new features to the park over the years. One of the first of these was the fernery, which was built in , and planted with 57 different varieties of fern.
Within the Park the society provided the scarlet oaks for the Memorial Drive around the lake after World War 2, a native border near the Pioneer Cemetery, and the Rhododendron Walk on the southern boundary. It was named after Colin Pugh following his retirement from the position of Superintendent of Parks in Masterton after 27 years service.
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The park is used for soccer, athletics and cycling. In a synthetic athletic track was completed at the Sports Bowl. Park Cafe Situated in the historic Kiosk building, it is operated as a private operation. Pownall Gates Charles Alyner Pownall moved to Masterton as a 22 year old in a year after becoming a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court in Wellington. Pioneer Cemetery The historic cemetery was revitalised in when consideration was given to convert the site into a passive recreation area.
The gardens were opened by Miss Christina Hosking. Redwood Dendrochronology One of the original trees in Queen Elizabeth Park — a great Redwood — was struck by lightning during a storm in mid Grandstand The grandstand which stands alongside the oval in Queen Elizabeth Park was built in We look Thank you Brittany! She runs a seamless experience all while being very friendly and professional. Looking forward to our next Hi Jonny, thanks for your amazing feedback, we are so happy to hear that you and your family have enjoyed your dinning experience in The Grill time and time again.
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