At this point in time The Square was divided into 5 areas - 4 quadrants and a strip running through the centre for the railway line. In the right foreground can be seen the extension of Rangitikei Street into The Square. The Bank of New Zealand is...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1918 to circa 1922

The engine of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's aeroplane at Milson Airport, Palmerston North, being removed for repair. Kingsford Smith and his crew of the Fokker F. VII Trimotor aircraft were delayed in Palmerston North for several weeks after the a...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 1933

Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Palmerston North being given the status of Borough were held 20-27 November 1937. On 26 November the ‘Old Identities’ were part of a procession from the Opera House to the Showgrounds where a service was hel...

Creator:      R F Thomson, Wellington
Place:          The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
Date:          November 26, 1937

This photograph shows a boxing match in progress. The fighters are Maurice Strickland (NZ, winner) and Alabama Kid (USA, born Clarence Oland Reeves in 1914), and the referee is local ex-champion boxer Geoffrey Watchorn.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          December 26, 1940

Associated Paint Supplies was located at 719 Main Street, Terrace End, in Palmerston North.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          719 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1974

Tiritea School, located near to Palmerston North, was opened in 1895. In 1915 the school was enlarged and this bigger room partitioned into two classrooms.

Creator:      Central Photo Stores
Place:          Turitea School Old West Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1925

Looking across the lakelet to All Saints Church, which was built in 1914-1915. The pond was constructed in October 1909. It was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the then Beautifying Society. The Lakelet is sha...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Many of these men are unidentified. Named are Major C Dunk (6th from right), A.S. Aldrich (on Kiwi, 7th from right). Messers Aldrich and Pringle are also present, but not identified. The Manawatu Mounted Rifle volunteers were formed as part of th...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1885 to 1900

A view of the Mangahao river with working men's huts high up on the left and workshops on the level below.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki,...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1924

The "Royal Wedding" floral art display seen here was held at the Centennial Convention Centre in July 1981 to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. The display was mounted by the Manawatu Area Floral Art Society under th...

Creator:      Mrs J Boyd
Date:          1981

Mr Andrew Guy was a well-known barrister and solicitor in Palmerston North. He lived in Rangitikei Street and owned the land on which Guy Avenue is now situated.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

The Presbyterian Church was established in Palmerston North in 1872 and the first church built 1872. The Memorial Hall was built in 1923, to serve as a memorial to those of the congreagation who died in World War One. It stands behind the current ...

Creator:      S M Nairn [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

The side of the truck reads, "W Amey Carrier, Rongotea Phone 36". It is thought that the children are on their way to a Sunday school picnic.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1920 to 1949