Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Hopwood clock tower in The Square. In the background, the T&G building clock tower on Broadway Avenue can be seen.
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1956 to 1965
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. King Street showing Arlidge Brothers and Company (produce auctioneers). On the opposite side, Agnew Refrigeration Ltd, Dunlop New Zealand Ltd and Beechey and Underwood Ltd (office equipment specialists)...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Looking across Butterfly Lakelet and its bridge, to the corner of The Square and Church Street West. From the left of the picture, in the background can be seen the Municipal Chambers, All Saints' Churc...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Looking across Butterfly Lakelet with fountain, to the corner of The Square and Church Street West. From the left of the picture can be seen Young Fruit Supply, the Municipal Chambers, All Saints' Churc...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Shown here are the new toll bridge charges in anticipation of change to decimal currency in July 1967.
The privately funded bridge at Opiki was officially opened in January 1918, then known as the Tan...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Opiki, Horowhenua
Date: circa 1966
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century to 1964. On the left the Old Railway Hotel can be seen. It was on the other side of the road from the railway station, on Main Street. In...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. View of railway yards on Main Street looking West. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century to 1964.
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer.
Businesses seen here are on the left side of Rangitikei Street (from The Square) numbers 59 to 93. Manson and Barr Ltd, at number 59 were hardware merchants. In the same building General Machinery Co L...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Clearly shows the railway track and two roads which run parallel on each side of it through The Square.
Fitzherbert Avenue traffic could also drive into and through the Square at this time. In 1964, t...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Post office building is on the far left. It is on the other side of the rail tracks (obscured), which became Main Street in 1964.
The next group of businesses include Brownings Shoe Store Ltd at nu...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Municipal Chambers building is on the far left, next to All Saints' Church on Church Street.
Opposite the church is the Grand Hotel. Coles Henry & Co, a music and radio shop is on the next corner, ...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958