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Chess in the Park, Hyde Park South, circa 1950

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Unique IDA-00014601SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - Photographs, circa 1850s-2010DateBetween 1st January 1950 and 31st December 1959Date qualifierdecade onlyFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionView showing men playing chess at tables near Captain Cook statue in Hyde Park South.
The concrete tables were designed by city staff and installed in 1936. There were 3 boards to each table. Lighting was subsequently installed to enable the men to play chess at night.
References provided by the City Historian Lisa Murray:
City Studies Chess Addicts (1935, November 20). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246575332 [includes photo of table just manufactured]
Innovation For Park Clubmen (1936, May 23). The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938), p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237773573
Lights for draughts and chess players (1936, September 15). The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938), p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237732878
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Chess in the Park, Hyde Park South, circa 1950