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The article discusses the Palmerston North City Council's proposal to create a 'civic courtyard' doubling as a marae outside the Civic Administration Building in The Square. This would involve the removal of the sound shell from the base of the Clock Tower. Ian Matheson, City Archivist comments on the history of the Clock Tower.

Identification

Object type
Unspecified
Relation
Manawatu Evening Standard on Microfiche
Date
August 17, 1989
Digitisation ID
2007Mi_MES17-8-1989_CLO_0512
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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clock tower,
clocktower,
te marae o hine,
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Related items

Aerial view of central Palmerston North and beyond
Newspaper cartoon regarding new designs for the Clock Tower
Electricians wiring new cross on the Clock Tower in The Square
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Letter from Commercial Hotel regarding when to silence the Palmerston North Clock Tower chimes
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