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Barwick Place Opened

Barwick Place, site of the six new pensioner flats in Wainui Road, was officially opened for the first tenants on May 25. The flats were built by the City Council on land given by the R.S.A. The very neat complex was named in honour of the late Mr Fred Barwick

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World War 1 veteran and staunch supporter of the R.S.A.

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Barwick Place from Wainui Road.

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Mrs I. Holland (second from left) pictured in her flat with, from left, Miss Mary Walker, and Mrs Joyce Sherriff and Mr Don Barwick, daughter and son of the late Mr Barwick.

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R.S.A. president Gordan Harris unlocks the door for another tenant, Mrs P. Hawkins.

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From left, Mr Harris with three more of the residents, Messrs Ted Martin, Dave Perston and Norm O'Connell