Central Hastings Photo Map 1934

COUNTY CLUB Inc.

Hastings – Established 1914

We started in 1914 upstairs on Market Street North above a furniture shop. The services that the Club provided were a billiards room and a reading room. No mention of any liquor being available.

Nothing is then known about us until 1937 onward and only then from meeting minutes. The general consensus is that we moved to our present site “during the ’30s”.

We have copies of plans which the Hastings Borough Council had submitted to them to grant a Building Consent.

On 15th October 1931 Council issued a Permit for us to build our Clubrooms on the present site. Presumably the building was started soon after.

The Architect and structural designer was J.T. Watson of Wellington. The builder was Edwards Construction Company. We expect they completed the buildings and the Club moved in sometime in 1932.

Interestingly George Ebbett was the first President and he became President again in 1932 – 18 years later. This always seemed strange but perhaps it was an “honour” by the Club to bestow Presidency to him again on the first year in the new premises.

Central Hastings 1934

1.   Albert Hotel
2.   Anderson & Hansen Garage (Austin Dealers)
3.   Bank of Australasia
4.   Baptist Church
5.   Carlsson Flats
6.   Carlson Club Hotel
7.   Catholic Church
8.   Central School
9.   Christie & Sons (Furnishers)
10.   Commercial Bank
11.   COUNTY CLUB
12.   Dalgety’s
13.   de Pelichet McLeod & Co
14.   Fire Station
15.   Gough, Gough & Hamer
16.   Grand Hotel
17.   Harvey’s (Crockery)
18.   Hastings Hotel
19.   Harvey Fulton & Hill
20.   Hawke’s Bay Farmers Co-op and Farmers’ Tea Rooms
21.   Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Garage
22.   Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Grainstores
23.   Hector Jones
24.   H.B. Electric Power Board
25.   Hastings Borough Council and Assembly Hall
26.   Joe To’s (Fruiterer)
27.   Municipal Theatre
28.   Murray Roberts & Co
29.   McLeod Gardener Timber Yard
30.   National Bank 31. Pacific Hotel
32.   Post Office
33.   Public Trust
34.   Rialto Tea Rooms
35.   Ranfurly Private Hotel
36.   Ross Dysart & McLean (Garage)
37.   Railway Station
38.   State Theatre
39.   Tourist Motor Co
40.   Union Bank of Australia
41.   Windsor Private Hotel
42.   Westerman & Co
43.   Women’s Rest & Plunket Rooms
44.   Williams & Kettle