OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL DESTROYED Fire on Saturday completely destroyed the old Grammar School building in Symonds street, Auckland. The building was opened in 1879 by Sir George Grey and had been used recently by the Workers’ Educational Association, the Elam School of Art, and a marionette theatre. This picture of the fire was taken at 3 a.m.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25705, 18 January 1949, Page 8
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57OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL DESTROYED Fire on Saturday completely destroyed the old Grammar School building in Symonds street, Auckland. The building was opened in 1879 by Sir George Grey and had been used recently by the Workers’ Educational Association, the Elam School of Art, and a marionette theatre. This picture of the fire was taken at 3 a.m. Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25705, 18 January 1949, Page 8
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