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The small triangular reserve at the junction of Main Street, Park Street and Avenue Road was originally the site of Maori meeting house. In c1899 the reserve was enclosed with a white post and black chain fence, as seen here. The Returned Soldiers Association built a concrete surround and Fallen Soldiers Memorial on the site in 1920.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fo 44
Date
1900 to 1920
Digitisation ID
2011N_Fo44_004677
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Manawatu

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rural towns and life,
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