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These are the two of the original identities of Palmerston North. Kerei Te Panau (left) was the Chief of the Awapuni tribe. George Matthew Snelson (right) was the first shopkeeper of Palmerston North and became its first Mayor, serving from 1877-1879, 1883-1884, 1889-1892 and 1901.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi206
Date
1901
Digitisation ID
2013N_Pi206_006897
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
bowler,
māori,
palmerston north city council,
people,
photographs,
pncc,
portrait,
Community Tags
tangata,

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