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Manawatū Museum - Catalogue of First Maori Display

A catalogue of first Maori display held at the Manawatū Museum. The exhibition included the reconstruction of a whare puni, waka, wooden and stone tools and artifacts, weaving and carvings.

Creator:      Manawatū Museum
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1975

Novor Handcraft centre

These images were taken for an advertisement that was published in the July 2nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The advertisement read:

“NOVOR HANDCRAFT CENTRE - 761 MAIN STREET EAST - TERRACE END - PALMERSTON NORTH TELEPHONE 6743...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          761 Main Street East, Palmerston North
Date:          July 2, 1978

“Telethon - Don't Expect Any Instant Miracles"

This image was published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The caption read: “Dr Wigley : Telethon won’t solve all the problems, but it will help.”

Extracts from the article: ”While Telethon was remarkably successful...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 7, 1978

Aged Widow and Invalids' Association 26th Birthday

These images were taken for the July 2nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published. They depict one of the Palmerston North Aged Widow and Invalids' Association’s oldest members – Mrs B. Keane – being assiste...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 2, 1978

"Big P.N. demand for much more business training."

This image was published in the July 2nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

“The sixth major public course organised by the Institute of Management's Manawatu Branch in the last 10 months is now underway.”

The caption read: “The 17 p...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 2, 1978

“Two Big Buildings Going Up, Old Ones Coming Down”

This image was published in the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

An extract from the article read: “While one big building is now being demolished in Palmerston North, an even bigger $1million building is planned to replac...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1978

"Arthritis - What it's like to have your life ruined."

These images were taken for the July 2nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published. They depict Berry Engineering sheet-metal worker John Eaton discussing his life altering diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 2, 1978

“Army Comes to the Rescue On Club’s Park Project”

These images were published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The captions read: “(Above): Army machinery at work on the rite of McGreevy Park. (Right): What the huge bowl-shaped park looks like now, with plenty of ea...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 1978

Photo competition winners

These images were taken for the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published. The caption read: “With one of the National Mutual building’s unusual windows in the background, photographic prizewinners S...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1978

“Former Student Returns as an MP"

This image was published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

"Communism in New Zealand, student bursaries, Maori land, native forests, abortion and issues for the coming General Election were all points aired by a forme...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 1978

“Unique Native Forest Under Threat ‘Because of Money’”

This image was published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The caption read: “While in Palmerston North, conservation-minded Dr Shearer took the opportunity to inspect the city council's parks and reserves department'...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 1978

"Diplomat breaks N.Z. Barrier - the Sound Barrier"

These images were taken for the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.

The caption read: “Three of the big warplanes wait for their next sortie.”

An extract from the article read: “Probably the...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          July 23, 1978

"More Traffic Lights in City"

These images were taken for the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.

The small article read: “Traffic lights have been installed at the intersection of Ruahine and Main Streets. And more traff...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Intersection of Ruahine and Main Streets
Date:          July 16, 1978

Public Relations Officer Nev MacEwan

This image was published in the July 2nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper. It depicts Palmerston North Public Relations Officer Nev MacEwan standing outside the PRO office.

The title of the article read: "Crs' Comments About PRO 'Cod...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 7, 1978

Palmerston North War Memorial, The Square

A war memorial to commemorate local soldiers who died in World War One was erected in the centre of The Square, Palmerston North, in 1926. The figure that sits atop the memorial was based on a similar one in Folkstone, England. Today it also comme...

Creator:      Crown Studios
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 7, 1926

Dawn service ANZAC Day 2019

Lest we forget - Dawn service ANZAC Day, 2019. This work was created by The RENA Movement.

Creator:      Melissa van Leeuwen
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          April 25, 2019

"Greetings to Air Force Chief"

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 1 April, 1959. "The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson at Ohakea." Another photo associated with this article was published and appears...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          April 1, 1959

General White Inspects Guard of Honour

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 May 1958, page 11: "A guard of honour was inspected at Ohakea yesterday after the arrival of the United States Army Commander in Chief in the Pacific, General I.D. Wh...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          May 15, 1958

ANZAC Day quilt

This ANZAC Day quilt was created by staff and customers of the Palmerston North City Library in 2017. Each year it is hung in the library around the ANZAC Day time period.

Creator:      Alexander Robertson for PNCC
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2019

CItizen Watch Jet Boat Marathon

These images were taken for the September 24th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Some spectacular jet-boating was seen in the Manawatu Gorge last Thursday when 48 boats competing in ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Manawatū River
Date:          September 24, 1978

"Our Mess" - Awapuni Military Camp

A group of recruits eat and drink outdoors, somewhere in the vicinity of the Awapuni Military Training Camp, one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff. ...

Date:          October 1918

Recruits with a Completed Trench, Awapuni Military Camp

A group of about 20 recruits pose with shovels alongside a completed trench, the walls of which are lined with sandbags. The track of the Awapuni Racecourse is visible in the background. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps...

Date:          circa 1918

Advert images for 'Exterior Painters Ltd'

These images were taken for an advert for Exterior Painters Ltd, which ran in different editions of the Tribune newspaper, including the July 16th, 1978 edition.

These images form part of the Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection. Unfortu...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1978

On Parade, Awapuni Military Camp

A large group of soldiers stand on parade in front of what appear to be the betting windows at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Ze...

Date:          circa 1918

Physical Drill, Awapuni Military Camp

A group of recruits perform stretches alongside the track at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff. The ins...

Date:          September 1918

Madge Allsop greets Linton Soliders

Madge Allsop - the fictional character created as the 'straight-woman' to Barry Humphries' outrageous female impersonation act Dame Edna Everage - was embodied by English Actress Patricia 'Emily' Perry.

In 1994 while on tour with Humphries, Perr...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          June 20, 1994

Army assault bridge, Linton Army Camp

This engineering display was to show Engineering Officers and Senior Officers the capabilities of equipment used by the New Zealand Army. The building of an infantry assault bridge, across the lake at Linton Camp, was part of the display.

Creator:      Manawatu Guardian
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1975

"Anti-Tank Mine Found"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January, 1963. "The 2nd Squadron of the Engineers' Regiment are seen carrying out a minesweeping exercise at the Linton Military Camp. Six soldiers probe for anti-t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          January 13, 1963

Class III Drivers, 11th Intake, Central District Training Depot, Linton

A group of eight army personnel posed with military vehicles at the Linton Army Camp. This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          November 1953

"Navy Recruiting Interview"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 June, 1959. "Commander A. V. Kempthorne, the officer in charge of the Navy Recruiting Board (left), conducts one of a number of interviews at the Palmerston North Cit...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 23, 1959