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The first state school in Palmerston North was established on the corner of Main and Duke (now Princess) Streets in 1872. In 1890 it moved to a new site in Campbell Street and in 1922 to Featherston Street as Central (Normal) School. Girls identified: N Keeling (third from the left); N Jackson (third from the right); Miss Innes (in the back row, second from the right). Misses Nathan and Mowlem (sitting second from the left and far right). The girl standing far right is possibly Miss Dillon, later Mrs Ralph.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sc 136
Date
circa 1880 to circa 1889
Digitisation ID
2007N_Sc136_SCH_0422
Held In
Coolstore

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