THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM. “STANDARD.” AUGUST 18, 1907. A petition bearing 36,000 signatures had been presented to Parliament seeking ihe abolition of (be totalisafor. Many prominent, racing owners had been among those favouring the change. The Education Department- bad held an investigation as to whether a district high school should be established in Bulls cr Sanson. Both villages had been fighting bard for the institution. The New Zealand professional football team had defeated New South Wales at Sydney by 12 points to 8. At the Addington sale a line of wethers from the Wairarapa had realised 33s 6d. There had been 3984 primary school teachers in the Colony.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 2
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109THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 2
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