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Orphanage children, 1926

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Orphanage children, 1926

The children and staff of the Anglican orphanage in Papatoetoe gather for a photograph with the Archbishop of New Zealand, Alfred Averill, in 1926. The children would have been dressed in their best clothes (not worn ordinarily) for the archbishop's visit.

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Kerryn Pollock, Children’s homes and fostering – Church institutions and charitable aid, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28557/orphanage-children-1926 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 24 March 2011.