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Looking from the corner of Broadway to the corner of Church Street East. Main Street West appears mid-way in the photograph. The buildings (from left) are: [1] Bank of Australasia. [2] Post Office built 1905-1906. The clock mechanism was named after Kerei Te Panau and was removed in November 1942 as an earthquake risk. [3] WF Durward, drapers from 1907-1915 (on the site of the Plaza, once home to the PDC building). [4] Bradfield's Grocery and Crown Studios.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sq138_008609
Title
The Square looking towards Church Street East
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq138
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
1906 to 1910

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
powerline,
the square,
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