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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].

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sc104_007726
Title
The One-Room School at Opiki
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sc 104
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Opiki, Manawatu
Date
circa 1928

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
cottage,
hut,
opiki,
rural school,
schools,
shed,
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