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Burnham Industrial School

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Burnham Industrial School

Burnham was once the site of a school for neglected or delinquent children. These girls are being trained as domestic servants, probably before the First World War.

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Reference: PhotoCD 12, IMG0025

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Ellesmere district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10265/burnham-industrial-school (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.