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Description

A new Post Office for Palmerston North was completed and opened in 1906, on the corner of Main Street and The Square. The building was later extended along Main Street, and the tower was removed after the 1942 Wairarapa earthquake, as it was considered unsafe. The clock and chimes put into storage until reinstated in a clock tower in The Square, which was completed in 1957. The Post Office building is now used as a restaurant and bar (2011)

Identification

Object type
Postcard
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Po 9
Date
circa 1908
Digitisation ID
2007N_Po9_CLO_0507
Held In
"Coolstore"

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clock tower,
clocktower,
thematic collections,
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Related items

Letter from the Municipal Electricity Department regarding a replacement cross on the Palmerston North Clock Tower
Letter from Arthur Hopwood regarding his offer to the PNCC of a Clock Tower in the Square
Reserves Committee recommendation that PNCC approve the Lions Club Christmas project to decorate the Palmerston North Clock Tower
Letter from Town Clerk, PNCC, regarding increasing payments for Clock Tower maintenance
Memo from PNCC Works Directorate regarding repairs and maintenance of Palmerston North Clock Tower
Letter from the Town Clerk, PNCC, regarding the opening of the new Clock Tower in The Square
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Letter from General Post Office, Wellington, to the Palmerston North City Council regarding maintenance of Post Office clock
Letter from the Palmerston North RSA, regarding concerns over the siting the Clock Tower in The Square
Engineer’s proposed plan of Palmerston North Clock Tower, The Square