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Missionary school group, Ōtāwhao

Missionary school group, Ōtāwhao

In the early 19th century numerous missionary schools were established throughout New Zealand. This wood engraving shows a lesson in progress at a missionary school at Ōtāwhao in the King Country.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
Reference: MNZ-0217-1/4; F
Wood engraving after a photograph by Bruno L. Hamel

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, 'Māori - The arrival of Europeans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/2595/missionary-school-group-otawhao (accessed 29 March 2024)

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