FIRE.
SCHOOL DESTROYED AT PICTON. til' 7 TKT/EGaAPU—PRESS ASSOCIATION.I BLENHEIM, May 25. At an early hour this morning the iiiain State school at Picton was totally destroyed by fire, together with its contents.. Tlie building, erected 50 ears ago, comprised nine rooms. The school war memorial roll ; of honour of ex-pupils who served in the Great War was also lost. A detached infant s.liflol escaped. The need for protection against fi.ro \'iss is obvious. Consult the Mercantile and General Insurance 'Company, Ltd. Loeal agent: E. Ilardley, Grand Theatre Building, Hawera. ’Phone 2474 —Advt. ■
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 May 1928, Page 5
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93FIRE. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 May 1928, Page 5
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