THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STAN r '4RD.” SEPTEMBER 19, 1903. Those atending a meeting of the District High School Committee were Rev. C. C. Harper (chairman), . Messrs Rutherfurd, Barnieoat, Palmer, Hirseh (secretary) and Vernon (rector). The attendance at the school was stated to be 174. Smallpox, which had been prevalent in Tasmania, was on the wane and it was the intention of the Government to remove vaccination restrictions as it was thought that the necessary delay in travelling would seriously affect the number of tourists. An airship had been steered from Crystal Palace to St. Paid’s before the wind by Percival Spencer, who found himself unable to return. A public hall was to be erected at Glen Oroua, the site being a donation from Mr J. Sanson.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 250, 19 September 1933, Page 2
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128THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 250, 19 September 1933, Page 2
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