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This photograph shows the demolition of the top floor of Central School, Featherston Street after the Napier Earthquake in 1931. There were four main incarnations of Central School - The Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1873-1890), Campbell Street School (1890-1922), Central School (Featherston Street, built 1922), Central Normal School (became a practice school for teachers college students in 1956).

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sc10_007905
Title
Central School - Demolition of Top Floor
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sc 10
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date
1931

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
children,
education,
photographs,
primary school,
schools,
Community Tags
central normal school,
natural disaster,

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