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Articles and books pertaining to the history of Palmerston North and surrounding areas.
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Bernard Cox (1905 - 1970) was a Palmerston North architect. The houses designed by Cox are important as examples of modernism, a major twentieth century movement that revolutionised the way houses are designed and constructed and which expressed the social vision of the mid-twentieth century. This booklet, detailing Cox's life and some of his buildings, was written to accompany an exhibition mounted by the Manawatu Branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Taonui, Lombard and Campbell Streets are amongst the earlier streets settled in Palmerston North. Brian Mather, as a member of the Local History Study Group, gave a series of lectures to interested members. Later, his lecture notes on Taonui, Lombard and Campbell Streets were published, along with supplementary material provided by the Palmerston North Historical Society (the reformed Local History Study Group).
The Bolinda Estate lay between Milsons Line and Setters Line, and the Bunnythorpe Kairanga Road and Newbury Line, in Manawatu.
Brian Mather delivered a series of lectures to the Palmerston North History Study Group from 1991 - 2005. 'Horses' was one of those lectures, with supplementary material provided by Garry O'Neill and Colin Rush. The book was published by the Palmerston North Historical Society.
/c/1/501e34-3adc-4d38-84a4-bfd51d5d0803/resize_master_4d4243c1f8543c96a8b6be29383ecc68.jpg "‘Hokowhitu: The Story of Settlement and Development’")
Hokowhitu is a suburb of Palmerston North, situated towards the Manawatu River. The book was published by the Palmerston North Historical Society.
/2/5/968111-69cf-42b0-b5ec-e9bd253688ea/resize_master_286aef80962738830039ca4551781013.jp2 "‘Terrace End: The Story of Palmerston North’s First Suburb’")
The Terrace End area was settled in the early days of Palmerston North. The book was published by the Palmerston North Historical Society.
Brian Mather delivered a series of lectures to the Palmerston North History Study Group from 1991 - 2005. 'Rangitikei Street' was one of those lectures. As well Garry O'Neill contributed much supplementary material to the original lecture. The book was published by the Palmerston North Historical Society.
/3/7/611561-2180-47f3-8870-db280f4cc93d/resize_master_bd74043613849e4c7a6994ee1f8a45a5.jpg "‘Milson Pioneers: Milson and Linklater Families and Farms’")
An historical record of the pioneers of the Milson and Linklater familes, who settled in the Palmerston North area.
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Brian Mather delivered a series of lectures to the Palmerston North History Study Group from 1991 - 2005. 'Cuba Street' was one of those lectures, with supplementary material provided by Garry O'Neill and Colin Rush. The book was published by the Palmerston North Historical Society.
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A brief history of the development of the local authority that has administered Palmerston North since 1877 - Palmerton North Borough Council 1877-1930 and Palmerston North City Council 1930 onwards. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, created a series of manuscripts on the local history of Palmerston North in the course of his work.
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A sheet outlining the history of the Manawatu Knitting Mills Limited, probably created for the 1983 centenary of the establishment of the business. The business was founded by John Stubbs in his home, and moved to the Main Street site in 1889. It was originally named Stubbs Hosiery Factory, then the Manawatu Hosiery Factory before it became the Manawatu Knitting Mills Ltd in 1932. For more information on the Manawatū Knitting Mills, see White, Jill (2007). ["Women at Work in the Manawatū Knitting Mills." _Manawatū Journal of History_, Vol. 3](https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/d1572973-019a-4679-9600-89222ba78491/pdf), pp.20-29.
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/5/8/a58264-2343-4092-9c8c-5837f04971fa/resize_master_9de7014d79fc7e956b3b64460fa40bdf.jp2 "Memories of working in C M Ross Tearooms in the 1940s")
Four page manuscript written by Corleen Harford, reminiscing about her days working as a waitress in the C M Ross Tearooms as a young woman. The tearooms were on the second floor of the department store overlooking The Square. The C M Ross building is now the Palmerston North City Library.
A brief history of the houses that became part of Massey Agricultural College and Massey University.
A brief illustrated history of Robért Embroideries, a long standing business in Palmerston North. Archives of the business are held at the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Notes on the caravans built by Reginald Thorrold - Jaggard, a Palmerston North architect. The archives of the architectural firm of Reginald and William Thorrold-Jaggard are held in the Ian Matheson City Archives
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A short history of swimming as leisure in Palmerston North, in river and pools.
An article about Whitaunui and Paiaka camps for conscientious objectors during WWII, officially called military defaulter camps. It complements an article based on local information drawn from a range of archival and published sources, that appeared in the 2016 issue of the Manawatū Journal of History. After that publication and a subsequent lecture the author was approached by a number of people who had memories of the camp and this article is based on this new material. This article was originally published in the 2018 "Manawatu Journal of History", and this copy extracted from that Journal for publication. It is a proof copy, although it is believed to be free of proofing errors.
Colin Rush, the author, was involved in the Electrical Industry from 1952. He began at Hayward’s sub-station, was then employed as a cadet, and worked in the engineering work-shop. After being called up for Compulsory Military Training he left the State Hydro Department and joined the electrical firm of J. Lennon Ltd. as an apprentice. After fifteen years working on various building sites, he joined the Manawatū-Oroua Electrical Power Board (MOEPB) as a Fault-man/Operator and over the next twenty years became the Board’s Safety Officer, Electrical Inspector, Staff Officer, and Training Officer. This collation of information was published with the help of the Palmerston North Historical Society
Palmerston North was surveyed and opened for settlement in 1866. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, created a series of manuscripts on the local history of Palmerston North in the course of his work.
Brief notes on the different aspects over time that have impacted on the development of Palmerston North. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, created a series of manuscripts on the local history of Palmerston North in the course of his work.