The Nelson store on Beach Rd , shown above left ( initially “ A . Nelson & Son ” and then later “ O . F . Nelson & Co . Ltd ”) followed a classic colonial villa form with upstairs verandah on three sides . Sadly , it burned down around midday on 31 May 1946 ( shown at right at 1 p . m .). Owner Ta ’ isi O . F . Nelson was spared the sadness of this event ; he died in February 1944 .
Copyright : Museum für Völkerkunde , Hamburg ( Adolf Ohle Album ), photographer A . J . Tattersall , 20 May 1913 Schaumkell Family Collection
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