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MISS FRANCES I. HAZELDEN The death occurred at Humuera yesterday of Miss Frances I. Haselden, at the age of 94 years. Miss Haselden was once one of the leaders in the scholastic profession, and she was the original principal of the Kauranga Girls' School, Thames, which then was the largest and most important girls' school in the Dominion, possessing a roll of over 300. For a long period she had been living in retirement, and in her later years she was stricken with blindness. She received her education in England, where she was born, and she maintained a strong mental activity to the end, articles on many subjects being daily read to her. Her sister, Mrs. E. Calvert, of Feilding, is 9(3 years of ago and lives a comparatively active life. The lato Miss Haselden was the daughter of Mr. Charles Haselden, and she came to New Zealand as a young woman. 'J'wo brothers predeceased her. They were Mr. C. J. Haselden. who was an under-secretary in the Government service, and Judge J. Haselden. of the District Court. Other brothers are Mr. F. H. Haselden. once M.l\ for Patea and now of South Africa, and Canon J. Haselden, of Auckland.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22468, 11 July 1936, Page 16
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201OBITUARY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22468, 11 July 1936, Page 16
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