Post Office Opening 1929

Opening of Napier Post Office, 9 May 1929

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Description

Text on foundation stone –

“THIS STONE WAS LAID BY
THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOSEPH WARD, BART.
P.C. K.C.M.G., D.C.L., L.L.D.
PRIME MINISTER OF THE DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND
ON THE 9TH DAY OF MAY 1929
HON. JAS B. DONALD
POSTMASTER-GENERAL
J.T. MAIR A.P.I.B.A.
GOVT. ARCHITECT
W.M. ANGUS
BUILDER”

Alexander Lavery (1863-1940) took photos of Hawke’s Bay from the early 1900s to 1940

Subjects

Tags

Business / Organisation

Napier Post Office

Location

Napier

Format of the original

Glass plate negative

Date published

9 May 1929

Author(s) / Creator(s)

People

  • W M Angus
  • Honourable Jas B Donald
  • J T Mair
  • Right Honourable Sir Joseph Ward

Accession number

725385

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