New Zealand - The opening of the summer bowling season at Feilding - A group photograph of members, visiting teams and friends who attended the Oroua Bowling Club's official opening of the 1931-32 season at Feilding. Beautiful weather prevailed and a very interesting tournament was played. - 21/10/1931 - Veronika Studio Photo - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #333859 Feilding - Won the annual New Zealand's Most Beautiful Town award 16 times. - An Edwardian-themed town. - A service town for the surrounding farming district - The town was named after Colonel William H. A. Feilding, a director of the Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Ltd. who negotiated the purchase of a 100,000 acre (400 km²) block of land from the Wellington provincial government in 1871. - The first settlers arrived from Great Britain on 22 January 1874. (source - Wikipedia)