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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of "The Birth of Palmerston North", a publication that celebrated the city's past 100 years in 1971. I.R. (Ian) Matheson, Palmerston North's first city archivist, was commissioned by the Evening Standard to research and compile the text. The supplement includes significant information about the city's Rangitanē history and its European settlement.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
November 6, 2021
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041035
Format
Born Digital
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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ian matheson,
manawatu standard,
rangitanē,
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