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Bunnythorpe is a small rural community, close to Palmerston North. It was established in the 'Manchester Block' in the 1870s. The railway line shown here (Palmerston North to Feilding) opened in 1877. Bunnythorpe School opened in 1883. This photograph shows the school after it had been remodeled and extended. See 2009n_bu33_rtl_2690 for a view of the original school.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sc101_007723
Title
Bunnythorpe School and Hamlet
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sc 101
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Bunnythorpe, Manawatū
Date
1898

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
children,
country school,
countryside,
education,
farms,
photographs,
rural,
schools,
store,
Community Tags

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