Re-enactment of Settlers Arriving in Palmerston North

Description

He mea wero e Mac Whakamoe e pa ana ki te powhiri maumaharatanga o te taenga mai ma runga waka o nga tangata ko Mrs George Snelson raua ko Matilda Montgomery i te tau 1871. Ko Manawatu te awa. Ki to te Ian Matheson whakaaro no Tuhoe a Mac Whakamoe.

Mac Whakamoe performing the wero at the welcoming ceremony of the re-enactment of the 1871 river landing of Mrs George Snelson and her 16 year-old daughter Matilda Montgomery. The women travelled to Te Papaiōea (Palmerston North) by Maori canoe on the Manawatu River. The re-enactment took place at the river end of Albert Street on the morning of 13 March 1971. To access image please contact us.

Identification

Relation

2023-10

Date

March 13, 1971

Digitisation id

2023S_2023-10_040356

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