STATE SCHOOL BURNED DOWN
AT MARTINBOEOUGH. Mr. G. L. Stewart, secretary of the Wellington Education Board, was advised yesterday that tho Martinborough bchool had been completely destroyed by fare between midnight and 1 a.m. 'yesterday TJp till last evening the cause of the firo was unknown to tho board au-' thorities The school consisted of four large classrooms, capable of accommodation from 250 to 300 children. The building, of wooden construction, was one which had grown by extension, but one half of it was comparatively new. The school gymnasium, a detached building near the school, was also considerably damaged, but can be speedily repaired for use as one classroom. Temporary accommodation will be • provided for the children by securing what halls are available in the town. The loss of this fine country school is regretted owing to the difficulties that are almost inseparable from building operations at the present lime.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 261, 31 July 1919, Page 4
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150STATE SCHOOL BURNED DOWN Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 261, 31 July 1919, Page 4
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