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Procession in The Square
- Description
This event is believed to be the start of the 1927 Jubilee celebrations. A large procession was held 2 March 1927, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Borough of Palmerston North.The procession included the Salvation Army band, the Municipal Band, decorated vehicles, historic cars and farm equipment and a Māori waka on wheels. The procession was reported to be over a mile long and as it moved around Te Marae O Hine/The Square and was watched by tens of thousands of people.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- March 2, 1927
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_Sq356_008711
- Held In
- Coolstore