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New School in Wainui

A milestone in the life of Wainui Beach settlement was reached this month with the official opening of the district's new school.

Before an assembly of parents and the school's first pupils, the school was officially opened by the president of the Wainui Beach Residents' Association, Mr A. Williamson.

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Mr J. T. Hill, district member of the Hawkes Bay Education Board, speaking. Others, from left, are Mesdames Kirkham, Wells, and Hill, and Messrs D. A. Kirkham (Board member), D. A. Wells (chairman School Committee), W. Smith (chairman, Education Board), Williamson, E. Watts (senior inspector), R. C. Parker (chairman, Cook County Council), W. Priest (assistant secretary, Education Board), L. Thompson (headmaster), and T. Morgan (Board building supervisor).

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Mr Williamson addressing the gathering

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Part of the assembly

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New school is built to Board's latest plans