This afternoon the Prime Minister, the Hon. J. G. Coates, laid the foundation stone of the Memorial Museum. The progress of the building is indicated in the photograph above. Owing to it being impossible to get a sufficient elevation in the vicinity a comprehensive view of the work is unobtainable. The base is of granite, and the upright pillars of ferro-concrete will be faced with Portland stone. The location of the stone is indicated by a white cross..
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1925, Page 21
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78This afternoon the Prime Minister, the Hon. J. G. Coates, laid the foundation stone of the Memorial Museum. The progress of the building is indicated in the photograph above. Owing to it being impossible to get a sufficient elevation in the vicinity a comprehensive view of the work is unobtainable. The base is of granite, and the upright pillars of ferro-concrete will be faced with Portland stone. The location of the stone is indicated by a white cross.. Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1925, Page 21
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