PIER DEMOLISHED.—TOP: All that was left of the New Brighton pier late yesterday morning. The last pile, about to fall, is shown in the background. LEFT: The pier as most people knew it when it was open to the public. The first pile was driven on May 2, 1891, and the pier was opened by Lord Glasgow, then Governor of the Colony, on January 9, 1894.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30880, 13 October 1965, Page 1
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66PIER DEMOLISHED.—TOP: All that was left of the New Brighton pier late yesterday morning. The last pile, about to fall, is shown in the background. LEFT: The pier as most people knew it when it was open to the public. The first pile was driven on May 2, 1891, and the pier was opened by Lord Glasgow, then Governor of the Colony, on January 9, 1894. Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30880, 13 October 1965, Page 1
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