Newspaper Article 1940s – France House
UPPER LEFT: Some of the boys picking grapefruit for the table. LOWER LEFT: Calves being reared on the home farm. RIGHT: A modern Swiss Family Robinson. Boys with one of their tree-top dwellings where they play during the week-ends.
LEFT: Harnessing a horse in the early morning. RIGHT: Boys of France Home enjoying a song with piano accompaniment.
LEFT: The attractive, sunny home where the children are cared for. RIGHT: A boy reading to young companions in the dormitory.
A HAPPY HAVEN FOR ORPHAN BOYS: PICTURES TAKEN RECENTLY AT FRANCE HOME, NAPIER
The present France Home at Eskdale, Napier, for boys aged 11 to 17, was opened by Lord Bledisloe in 1933, It stands in 50 acres of ground, part of which is taken up by a farm where senior boys spend 12 months gaining elementary training.
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Norman Robertson and Bob Harrington in photo with calves
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France HouseFormat of the original
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1940sPeople
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