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The Nelson Photo News

 

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In Earlier Days

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The old Nelson gaol which once stood on the site of the Girls' Central School, now used as the Nelson Education Board offices. It was pulled down about 1905. It was here that the Maungatapu murderers were held.

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The old grandstand at Trafalgar Park and the crowd which turned out to watch Nelson-Marlborough-West CoastBuller beat the 1905 touring Australian team 12-3.

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The yard in the old Nelson gaol in which the Maungatapu murderers were executed by hanging. At left is the chapel and the form in front of the doorway marks the spot where the gallows were erected.