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Empire Day ceremony, 1903
Parades, flag raising ceremonies and unveilings and openings were common on Empire Day. The Victoria Ward of the Wanganui public hospital opened on Empire Day 1903.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/1-024420;G
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