SCHOOL DESTROYED
FIRE AT PICTON. fPcr United Press Association.) Blenheim, May 25 At an early hour this morning the main State School at Picton was totally destroyed by fire, together with the contents. The building was erected 50 years ago and comprized nine rooms. The school war memorial, a roll of honour of ex-pupils who served in the Great War, was also lost. A detached infant school escaped. Picton has been agitating for very many years for a new school in view of the age and unsuitability of the old structure. The fire is therefore regarded by residents as a timely if somewhat expensive solution of a long-standing trouble.
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Southland Times, Issue 20496, 26 May 1928, Page 7
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