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AGGIE GREYS HOTEL

The extraordinary story of Aggie Grey and the building of her hotel empire is one that has held the hearts of many who have had the opportunity to stay at the iconic property.
Group of five, circa 1915. Identities appear to be as follows (left to right), standing: Mary Swann (married Croudace), Lissy Tualaga, Agnes ‘Aggie’ Swann (m. Hay-McKenzie/Grey); below, Henrietta Schuster (m. Loibl) and Christine ‘Tine’ Kruse (m. Bar
Built on swamp land from a meager $200 loan from a family member, the hotel went through many famous transitions by an extraordinary woman who put her best foot forward in a male dominated business world and kicked the door open for years to come.
Miss Aggie Swann (later Aggie Grey), on left at a horse race meeting at Apia Park, then known as Solf Field, possibly at the event of 27 July 1912. She is photographed with Mr Gerhard Rohlfs, who was Secretary of the Apia Sports Club (which ran the r
This archival piece from Tagata Pasifika traces the families history before the opening of its second hotel in the early 2000s.