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Nga Tawa school, around 1920

Nga Tawa school, around 1920

Nga Tawa school was started in Marton in 1891, and became the Wellington Diocesan School for Girls in 1912. For many years it has educated the daughters of well-off farming, business and professional families from the lower North Island.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, T. E. Nops Collection
Reference: PAColl-5314-01

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Diana Beaglehole. 'Whanganui places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whanganui-places/10/3