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Empire Day address
For years schools lined up children for patriotic addresses before giving them the rest of Empire day off as a holiday.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/1-012615
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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