Mittagong's municipal baths replaced unsafe swim spots

Updated February 3 2014 - 9:33am, first published 12:00am
NEW BATHS: The old railway dam being prepared to open as Mittagong Baths in 1931. 
Photos: BDH&FHS
NEW BATHS: The old railway dam being prepared to open as Mittagong Baths in 1931. Photos: BDH&FHS
POPULAR SPOT: By 1930 the old dam had been cleared out enough for Renwick Home boys to gather there prior to the new pool's construction.
POPULAR SPOT: By 1930 the old dam had been cleared out enough for Renwick Home boys to gather there prior to the new pool's construction.
Left: New baths: The old railway dam being prepared to open as Mittagong Baths in 1931. 
 
Right: Rail Pool This photo, one of the earliest of the dam, was purchased from the Railways Dept in 1928. 
	Photos: BDH&FHS
Left: New baths: The old railway dam being prepared to open as Mittagong Baths in 1931. Right: Rail Pool This photo, one of the earliest of the dam, was purchased from the Railways Dept in 1928. Photos: BDH&FHS

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