This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1958: "Nothing is left to chance when an R.N.Z.A.F. flight is arranged. Here L.A.C. W. Meldrum, a woman signaller on the staff at Ohakea, is seen at the radi...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          November 19, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Seasons Greetings." [Image of a Christmas decoration in the centre of the road, comprising a sequence of strings of light bulbs on a pole, to suggest...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Foxton
Date:          December 22, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 June, 1959. "Commander A. V. Kempthorne, the officer in charge of the Navy Recruiting Board (left), conducts one of a number of interviews at the Palmerston North Cit...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-06-23T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 September, 1959. "Major R. M. Martin, the commanding officer of a week-long refresher course for warrant officers at Linton Military Camp, chats with several of the c...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 November, 1959. “The highlight during the military training period at the Palmerston North Boys’ High School yesterday for the Air Training Corps section was being ab...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January, 1963. "The 2nd Squadron of the Engineers' Regiment are seen carrying out a minesweeping exercise at the Linton Military Camp. Six soldiers probe for anti-t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          1963-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 September 1960 "A section of the 35 medical officers who are attending exercises at the Linton Military Camp this weekend. They are listening to a lecture by Colonel ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton
Date:          1960-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 August 1958, page 6: "Members of No. 14 Squadron, recently returned from Malaya, paraded in the Square yesterday. Although the weather was dismal it was a poor crowd ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 12, 1958

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 1 April, 1959. "The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson at Ohakea." Another photo associated with this article was published and appears...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          1959-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Madge Allsop - the fictional character created as the 'straight-woman' to Barry Humphries' outrageous female impersonation act Dame Edna Everage - was embodied by English Actress Patricia 'Emily' Perry.

In 1994 while on tour with Humphries, Perr...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          June 20, 1994

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 May 1958, page 11: "A guard of honour was inspected at Ohakea yesterday after the arrival of the United States Army Commander in Chief in the Pacific, General I.D. Wh...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          May 15, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December 1960 "Sherril Thomson received a thrill when her mother brought her into the city. The Father Christmas in the Square with his letter box proved to be a big ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 December 1962, "Twenty-five extra staff are at present helping the terrific flow of Christmas mail in the mail-room of the Palmerston North Post Office. There are si...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 19, 1962

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December 1960 "Christmas shoppers are becoming more evident this week. Large crowds, mostly women, appear to be making last-minute attempts to buy presents. This phot...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Strret and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10th December 1965 "Last night, members of the Palmerston North Lions Club, assisted by the Palmerston North Fire Brigade, hoisted a giant chandelier into position in Co...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10th December 1965 "Last night, members of the Palmerston North Lions Club, assisted by the Palmerston North Fire Brigade, hoisted a giant chandelier into position in Co...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13th December 1965 "To earn [obscured] for Christmas, a number of secondary school students have taken jobs for part of the holidays. These two lads are seen helping Mr....

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Terrace End, Palmerston North
Date:          December 13, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1st December 1965 "The Palmerston North Public Relations Officer (Mr. P. Brunton) and his assistants, Misses G. Bayer and I. Watford, had a change of jobs today when th...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 30, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1962, "No children's Christmas party would be complete without Santa Claus to distribute presents. At the combined Buffalo Lodges philanthropic committee's...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 17, 1962

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "The public relations officer (Mr. P. Brunton) and his secretary (Miss I. Watford) read the last of the 4513 letters to Father Christmas received by t...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 23, 1965

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard. It depicts employee Alan Dickson with Christmas food pacels. Alan was employed at the newspaper from 1987 until 2003. He started at the front counter, then moved to circulation then ad...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:           Palmerston North
Date:          December 1988

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21st December 1965 "Over 70 crippled children, accompanied by the field officer (Mrs. I.J. Nicholls) and several voluntary helpers, were the guests of the Palmerston Nor...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 20, 1965

This image was taken by The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 December 1962, but did not run in the paper.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 21, 1962

[Image of Father Christmas, accompanied by two Christmas fairies, with the horse & cart in the background.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 27, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18th December 1965 "For the Palmerston North Old Folk Thursday late afternoon and evening were quite a highlight of the year's activities. It was the annual dinner follo...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 17, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 December 1958: "The nurses of the Palmerston North Hospital entertained the patients by singing carols through the wards on Christmas Eve. Here is a scene of the nurs...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 26, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 December 1962, "The president of the Palmerston North Pensioners' and Old Folks Association (Mrs W. V. Whitney) with the Mayoress (Mrs G. M. Rennie) and Mrs W. H. Bro...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 15, 1962

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 December, 1959. “Private R. Burns, who stopped at Palmerston North Railway Station on his way home to Gisborne from service in Malaya, shakes hands with Mr P. Lynch, ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 December 1960 "The Police Force children's party was held yesterday in the Concert Chamber. Some of the children are seen with Father Christmas."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14th December 1965 "Murray Gimblett (Equal Dux. Whakarongo School.)"

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 14, 1965