Articles and books pertaining to the history of Palmerston North and surrounding areas.
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 21st April 2020. Part 1 of 2. Why writing local history? Gestetners. Palmerston North Historical Society booklets. Early research on NZ tour of Gemini space capsule. School histories. Parish history. Brian ...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 21, 2020
A complete list of all the people named on the Palmerston North War Memorial Cenotaph in The Square, in two parts. The first part is the original WWI names from the 1926 Memorial opening, transcribed in 1990. The second part is a list of names fou...
Creator: PNCC and War Research Group
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1990
A brief history of Philip's Fowlers wartime service. His archives, mainly on his flying career in World War One and Two, are held at the Ian Matheson City Archives
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: International
Date: 2008
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
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2006
The Awapuni Memorial was rededicated at the ceremony at the Palmerston North Race Course on Thursday 20 October
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 20, 2016
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...
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Manawatu
Date: 2013
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.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2007
A typed manuscript describing the Palmerston North City Corporation (now the Palmerston North City Council), its functions, organisational structure, departmental responsibilities and associated facilities. Includes names of the council and depart...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 1988
A research file detailing place names in the Manawatū region that was compiled by Ian Matheson at the request of The Country Women's Institute.
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Manawatū
Date: March 1971
An unknown author details the arrival of his family in Rangiotu in 1937. The document describes daily life in the area during the 1930s and 1940s. The earlier name for Rangiotu was Puketotara.
Creator: unknown
Place: Rangiotu
Date: 1937
This is Val Burr's B.A (Hons) History Research Exercise for Massey University. It discusses German emigration to this area, and explores the experience of Germans during and after World War One, in New Zealand and specifically the Manawatu-Rangiti...
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Manawatū - Rangitikei
Date: 1996
This account of the Shannon World War Two Detention Camps is based on contributions from a large number of family members and descendants of those who were in the camps. it also offers an overview of the history of the camps based on research b...
Creator: Margaret Tate
Date: 2017
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 appea...
Creator: Margaret Tate
Place: near Shannon, Horowheuna
Date: 2018
This alphabetical list encompasses new research that collates the names of all Manawatū connected deaths during World War I, as can be best ascertained.
The list was compiled from Manawatū War Memorials and Rolls of Honour based on the original M...
Creator: Christine Clements
Place: Manawatū
Date: 2019
Written by T Lindsay Buick, and sub titled The Wild Days of the West. A history of the Manawatū area, through to 1903 when it was first published. Much of the content is first hand accounts. Chapters entitled: The Land of the Rangitāne; The Second...
Creator: T. Lindsay Buick
Date: 1903
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 t...
Creator: Margaret Tate - Manawatu Branch of New Zealand Histroic Places Trust
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 2001
Official souvenir, commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Palmerston North. The illustrated book was compiled by Robert H Billens and H Leslie Verry and the Organiser was H E Taylor, under the auspices of the Diamond Jubilee of Palmerston North and ...
Creator: Billens and Verry
Date: 1937
Styles included in this booklet, published by the Planning Department of the Palmerston North City Council City in 1986, are: Cottages (1880-1890), Square Villas (1890-1905), Bay Villas (1900-1910), Late Villas/Early Bungalows (1910-1920), Bu...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Date: 1986
This documents details how roading amenities were developed in the early days of the borough of Palmerston.
Creator: Brian Mather
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 ...
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1990
An historical record of the pioneers of the Milson and Linklater familes, who settled in the Palmerston North area.
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2010
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.
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1980 to circa 1989
This document was created to prepare an audit of buildings of architectural/historical significance within the Palmerston North Central Business District in 1993. It gives a brief overview of the history of Palmerston North with an analysis o...
Creator: Ian Bowman and Mark Kelly, for PNCC
Date: 1993
Clive Akers gave one of the talks during Local History Week 2008 at the Palmerston North City Library. Due to technical problems the talk was not recorded but the speaker kindly provided their notes so these have been provided instead. The notes i...
Creator: Clive Akers
Place: Manawatū
Date: April 10, 2008
The front of this illustrated guide to the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts reads,
Palmerston North, Feilding, Hunterville, Ashhurst, Foxton, Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Plimmerton, Marton, Bulls, Sanson, Shannon, Levin, Otaki, Titahi Bay.
Dairyin...
Creator: Bradbury and Co.
Place: Manawatū, Kāpiti, Wellington and Rangitikei
Date: circa 1925
This is a companion volume to the Palmerston North Heritage Audit (found at 2016Pa_PNCC78-32-11_013394). The study identified buildings of architectural/historical significance within the Palmerston North Central Business Distr...
Creator: Ian Bowman and Mark Kelly, for PNCC
Date: 1993
A series of articles on the history of Russell Street and surrounding areas in Palmerston North. It includes a history of the Russell Street School. This was originally written as background for lectures delivered to the public.
Creator: Brian Mather
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2006
Manuscript written by Doug Turner of Palmerston North. Doug Turner , born 1931, has spent most of his life in the Manawatu area, and developed an interest in aviation at an early age. He describes his time in the Air Training Corp., through w...
Creator: Douglas Turner
Date: 2013
An historical and architectural overview of the Savage Crescent State Housing Precinct. See also: Savage Crescent State Housing Precinct - Cultural Significance Report (2017Pa_A175-67_013824).
Creator: Di Stewart and Associates
Place: Palmerston North
Manuscript of "Awahou School Cententary 1894-1994: A History of the Pohangina Valley" by Lois Hall, published in 1994. it was produced by the Awahou School's Centenary Committee.
The book covers chapters on: Setting the Scene; First Footsteps; Ge...
Creator: Lois Hall for Awahou School's Centenary Committee
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: 1995