The First School Bus at Opiki

Description

This school was opened on 18 June, 1928 with a roll of 19 pupils. Mr E Farrant was the teacher. The land on which the school was built was donated by Mr Hugh Akers. The original one room was added to in 1930, 1953 and 1961. The school is still in existence today [2015]. The bus service (pictured here) began in 1936.

Identification

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Sc 105

Date

circa 1940

Digitisation id

2014P_Sc105_007727

Held in

Coolstore