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Once redevelopment plans had been finalised, the process of making way for new building commenced.    Significantly, this included demolition of the original Toxward hospital of 1881.   In the 1968 photograph on the left, the kauri floor of Ward 3 has been removed.   The 1969 photograph on the right shows removal of kauri roof trusses from Ward 2.

Photograph courtesy The Evening Post          ref: 31/8/1968  

Photograph courtesy The Evening Post          ref: Feb 1969  

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