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Former site of Nga Tawa School for Girls, Shannon

Derelict shed with a bulldozer inside, on the site of the original home of Nga Tawa School for Girls at the Waring-Taylor property in Kingston Road, Shannon. The school was established by Miss Mary Taylor in 1891 and relocated in Crofton Road, Marton in 1906. It is now situated in Calico Line, Marton. This photograph was taken some years after the school had moved to Marton.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Buildings, Weraroa Experimental Station

Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station. The House, Office, and Men’s Quarters.”

The house, office and men’s quarters at the Weraroa Experimental Station. The buildings in this photograph are wooden with iron roofs and brick chimneys. A picket fence runs along the front of the main house. A group of men are standing in front of the buildings to the left of the picture.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with #.0022a)

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Woolshed, near Te Kowhai, Queen Street, Levin

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Woolshed, near Te Kowhai.”

Woolshed, near Te Kowhai, Queen Street, Levin. 1 B&W photo print.

Built in weatherboard with an iron roof, this is a typical example of a New Zealand farm woolshed. Two multi-paned windows face the road and there is another on the western side of the building. There is also a sash window on the western side of the building. The building is sitting on concrete piles and has sheep pens around the front and western side. The hip roof is longer at the back than in the front.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

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