One of NZR's six Wairarapa class railcars heading for Roberts Line, crossing from Whakarongo in about 1942. The railcars operated on the routh between Palmerston North and Wellington, via Woodville, between 1936 and 1955.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Roberts Line, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1942
Article on the history of Kelvin Grove and Roslyn areas of Palmerston North.
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1991
This photograph shows Napier Road bisected by Roberts Line and Te Matai Road.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1937 to 1938
This photograph shows land on the left of Napier Road looking towards Ashhurst.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1937 to 1938
Kelvin Grove School, September 1935. The right hand section of the building came from Stoney Creek School in 1898.
Creator: Unknown
Date: September 1935
Article on John Gillies (1866 - 1940). In the 19th century he was involved in the sawmilling and dairy industries in the Manawatū, and later began a taxi service.
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1993
This is Val Burr's B.A (Hons) History Research Exercise for Massey University. It discusses German emigration to this area, and explores the experience of Germans during and after World War One, in New Zealand and specifically the Manawatu-Rangiti...
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Manawatū - Rangitikei
Date: 1996
The former Kelvin Grove School, with its exterior plastered, in about 1965 as the Manawatu Car Clubrooms. The classroom that was formerly the Stoney Creek School building is in the foreground. Soon afterwards the building was demolished for reloca...
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1965