This image depicts Te Roopu o te Matakite - the Māori Land March on Andrew Young Street, on their way to Te Rau Aroha - Māori Battalion Hall.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Andrew Young Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 6, 1975

A fully manned vintage fire engine with extension ladder driving through the Square, as part of the Palmerston North Centennary celebrations. Several vintage engines took part in the parade representing the history of the Palmerston orth Fire Brig...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson addresses the crowd at the opening of the Palmerston North Public Library. The three-storey library building was opened on 4 November 1965 and served as the city's library until 1996. Behind him can be seen t...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 4, 1965

A street view of the Palmerston North Public Library, on the corner of Main Street and the Square, taken from beside the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue and the rose garden in the Square.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1965?

Te Roopu o te Matakite hīkoi welcomed by a large crowd at Te Rau Aroha Māori Battalion Hall after marching along Rangitikei Street and through Te Marae o Hine - The Square in Palmerston North.

Te Roopu o te Matakite hīkoi was a movement created b...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Cuba and Pitt Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 6, 1975

Women in traditional Māori dress perform for the Governor General, Sir Arthur Porritt and Lady Porritt, at the re-enactment of the arrival of settlers at the Manawatu River. Large crowds line the river bank to watch the event.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Manawatu River, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

He mea wero e Mac Whakamoe e pa ana ki te powhiri maumaharatanga o te taenga mai ma runga waka o nga tangata ko Mrs George Snelson raua ko Matilda Montgomery i te tau 1871. Ko Manawatu te awa. Ki to te Ian Matheson whakaaro no Tuhoe a Mac Whakamoe...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Manawatu River, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

Māori leadership address the crowds in the Square, as part of the official Centenary ceremonies. Koro Wētere, MP for Western Māori is visible in the light gray suit, standing next to a lady in pink.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

A group of women in traditional Māori dress, performing a Haka Pōwhiri, in the Square near the clock tower as part of the Centenary celebrations.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

Māori leadership address the crowds in the Square, as part of the official Centenary ceremonies. Koro Wētere, MP for Western Māori is visible in the light gray suit, seated next to a lady in pink.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

A Daimler car carrying the Governor General, Sir Arthur Porritt and Lady Porritt drive past the crowds of people at the enactment of the settler's landing as part of the Palmerston North Centenary events, down by the banks of the Manawatu River.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Manawatu River, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

Women in traditional Māori dress, performing a Haka Pōwhiri, in the Square near the clock tower as part of the Centenary celebrations.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

Picture of the building of the Commercial Union Building, situated on the corner of Rangitikei and King Streets, which was completed in March 1973. The T&G clock tower can be seen behind the construction site. The side of the Bank of New South Wal...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Rangitikei and King Streets, Palmerston North
Date:          1972

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II walking and greeting the crowds of people filling the "Lions Den" in the Square. Mayor Brian Elwood and other officials can be seen walking through the centre of the picture. A band and sound system are set up on the...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Newly constructed office building for the ANZ Bank on the corner of Broadway Avenue and the Square.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Broadway Avenue and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1980s

The glulam beams of the Pascal Street Stadium, as it was being built. Situated at the Palmerston North Showgrounds, it is on the site of the cattle pavilion destroyed by fire May 1977. The multipurpose pavilion, completed in 1981, was designed for...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

A street view of Broadway Avenue at night. The photograph is taken from George Street and includes Coleman Place, with Hallenstein's Bros. Menswear Shop in the foreground, and decorative Christmas lighting on the buildings and hanging suspended ov...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1965

ANZAC Day parade through the Square, lead by the Mayor (Mr. G.M. Rennie) and senior military officers. Return Services Members line the road behind.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band is lining the path to the Cenotaph in the Square, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service. Mayor Gilbert Rennie is visible standing opposite the band. The Commercial Hotel and Buildings, and the Milne...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band is marching along Cuba Street passing the Māori Battalion Hall, followed by Returned Servicemen, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Cuba and Bourke Streets, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band marching through The Square, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

Crowds are admiring a number of vintage fire engines, accompanied by firemen dressed in period uniforms. The P.D.C. and Maple buildings can be seen in the rear of the photograph.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Street view of the new shopping complex, built to replace the Britannia Buildings on the corner of George and Main Street. The photograph is taken from across the intersection by the new Palmerston North Civic Administration Building.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Main and George Streets, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

As part of the event celebrating NZ Fire Services, children are seen riding on one of the older fire engines around the Square. The clock tower can be seen in the background

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

The Centennial Pavilion was constructed in The Square for the 1971 Palmerston North Centennial. Comprised of a series of prefabricated buildings that sat opposite Main Street and the Commercial Hotel, the Centennial Pavilion was a meeting hall use...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1971?

Crowds are gathered for a parade or event in the Square. The photograph was taken from the raised berm of the Lion's Den looking towards the Commercial Hotel, and the D.I.C.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Crowds are gathered for a parade or event in the Square. The photograph was taken by the clock tower, looking towards the Public Library and Watson Bros. Building. There appears to be a raised platform or ship?? with flags parked behind the Lion's...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

A view of the Square gardens, including the Maple and P.D.C. Buildings in the background. The large oak opposite the Public Library is turning colours with the change of seasons.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1965?

The Whakarongo Smithy on display during the Palmerston North Centenary parade. The The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th March 1971 reported that the Whakarongo Smithy was "one of the most authentic and popular floats in the procession. It depicts...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

Broadway Avenue with Christmas lights strung across the road outside Collinson and Cunninghame. The State and Regent Theatres can be seen, with the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the background.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1971