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.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2013N_Pi206_006897
- Title
- Kerei Te Panau and George Matthew Snelson
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- 1901
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
- tangata,
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