On December 19th 1930 Mayor WH Dean officially opened the new "minni golf course" in Thompson Square. Mini golf had become a had become a popular pastime among the people of the city and suburbs and Mayor Dean proclaimed that this was a fitting opportunity for residents of the country to follow the suit.
The course was laid out on the upper reserve of Thompson Square and was to be constructed on "most modern lines", it included powerful lighting for effective night play and was fitted with interesting hazards and fairways.
At the opening of the facility the mayor was quoted as saying: 'No matter where you may go, you will not find a more beautiful spot for miniature golf than Thompson's Square. The proprietor has decided to call the course the 'Riverview' Golf Links, and no more appropriate name could have been chosen, for in the daytime a beautiful view of the Hawkesbury River and the fertile Hawkesbury flats can be obtained from this vantage point.'
Although an image of the course itself has never been found, we do know that the course had a wall around the outside. The attached photo of a water colour from 1931 depicts a wall running down the reserve on the right hand side of the painting. You may also notice the enclosed viewing room on the veranda of the doctor's house.
Alas, the mini golf course was short lived. Whether due to the financial pressures of the depression or the new cutting through the square, it was dismantled a few years later.
The course was laid out on the upper reserve of Thompson Square and was to be constructed on "most modern lines", it included powerful lighting for effective night play and was fitted with interesting hazards and fairways.
At the opening of the facility the mayor was quoted as saying: 'No matter where you may go, you will not find a more beautiful spot for miniature golf than Thompson's Square. The proprietor has decided to call the course the 'Riverview' Golf Links, and no more appropriate name could have been chosen, for in the daytime a beautiful view of the Hawkesbury River and the fertile Hawkesbury flats can be obtained from this vantage point.'
Although an image of the course itself has never been found, we do know that the course had a wall around the outside. The attached photo of a water colour from 1931 depicts a wall running down the reserve on the right hand side of the painting. You may also notice the enclosed viewing room on the veranda of the doctor's house.
Alas, the mini golf course was short lived. Whether due to the financial pressures of the depression or the new cutting through the square, it was dismantled a few years later.
