The linotype machines were used to make small blocks of type used for the newspaper, to make it easier for typesetters to put the paper together. From left: Colin Furness; Unidentified; Andrew Dick; Ian Whitson; Clive Holms; Charlie O'Brien. The Manawatu Evening Standard, launched in 1880, was the first daily newspaper in Palmerston North.

Working on the linotype Machines at the Manawatu Evening Standard:
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_Bc339_BUI_2588
- Title
- Working on the linotype Machines at the Manawatu Evening Standard:
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Manawatu Evening Standard
- Place
- Church Street and the Square, Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1965
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Manawatu Evening Standard
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
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