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This photograph shows the original Palmerston North Town Hall, prior to destruction by fire in 1885. It stood on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. One of the windows reads, "Manawatu Highways Office". Note the closeness of the bush line to The Square. The people are unidentified.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bm 9; CA: Petersen
Date
circa 1882
Digitisation ID
2014n_bm9_009559
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Palmerston North

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License
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Taxonomy

Tags
early palmerston north,
flag,
photographs,
pnbc,
pncc,
public hall,
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