Looking across The Square and past the Ladies Rest Rooms, then painted green, to the Palmerston North Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square. This building served as the library 1965 - 1996

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

The Queen and Prince Philip visited Palmerston North in March, 1970. In this photograph the Queen shown walking past the crowds, escorted by Mayor Desmond Black.

Creator:      John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 1970

The boxing at the base of one of the arches during the construction of the second Fitzherbert Bridge 1933-1935. This bridge replaced the original one across the Manawatu River built 1877, and was in turn replaced in 1988.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date:          1933 to 1935

This was the second Ashhurst Bridge to cross the Manawatu River at the lower end of the Manawatu Gorge. The first was washed away in 1895 and due to disputes its replacement was not opened until 1909. It was replaced in 1969 by a concrete structure.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
Date:          circa 1909

The workmen are digging up a section of Albert Street, Palmerston North.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1955

Foot's mill was the last sawmill to cut timber on the northern Tararuas. It was situated on the top of Forest Hill Road, Fitzherbert East and operated from 1920-1927. The people in this photograph are Mr W H Foot (left), Mrs Foot (right) and their...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Forest Hill Road, Fitzherbert East, Palmerston North
Date:          1924

Long-service medals being presented to Captains Morrison, Smith, Batchelor and G.M.S. Reid at the Mounted Rifles camp held in the Showgrounds. The 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during the Great War...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Showgrounds. Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 6, 1917

An aerial photograph that includes the quadrant of The Square with the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue, the PDC, National Mutual Trust building, shops, office blocks and parking areas.

Creator:      John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980 to circa 1989

This whale was thought to have been washed up on Foxton Beach. However, there is some doubt that it is actually Foxton Beach as it is not known to have a rocky shore line.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1930

This photograph shows the interior of the lounge in the Sixtus Lodge - an outdoor education centre in the Pohangina Valley. It was named after the farmer who donated the land for the facility. See Manawatu Standard 25 September 2002, page 17 for m...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Limestone Road, Apiti, Manawatu
Date:          1977

The Manawatu Gorge road looking west. A line of traffic waits for west-bound vehicles to pass the temporarily controlled section of the highway. The two bluffs shown here were removed to provide 50,000 yards of earthwork material for the Ballance ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Gorge, Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1969

A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1979, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Chamber and a Convention Centre cmpleted 1980.The architects for the civic comp...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          January 27, 1976

Little is known about this photograph. Written on the bottom of the print is "16L at Waikanae, Wn & Manawatu Ry."

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Waikanae, Kapiti
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1919

A woman walking her dog stops to admire the wonderful cherry blossom tree in the Victoria Esplanade. The Rhododendrons were first panted in 1916 – 1917, but some have been since removed. In 1887, the newly formed Borough Council of Palmerston Nor...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1944

Produce and plants laid out on trestle tables for viewing.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

The Post Office, which was Palmerston North's fourth, is under construction here, dating the postcard to around 1905-1906. The Band Rotunda featured here was the first of two built in The Square. Constructed in 1899, this incarnation was shifted t...

Creator:      G H Bennett and Co.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905 to circa 1906

This photograph, looking towards the corner of Cuba Street from Rangitikei Street. This image was published in the Manawatu Times Newspaper on 2 March 1927. On the left is a building which used to house shops and offices (part of section 262) - th...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1927?

Watson & Llewellyn bought the business in 1891. By 1896 Llewellyn had left the buiness and in 1897 Watson sold to Fletcher Hall. The factory and forge stood on the east side of Fitzherbert Avenue.

Creator:      W M McGuire and Co., Sydney
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895

The inter-school share investment game was won by the team entered by the Palmerston North Girls' High School. From left - Mrs L Davey (team advisor), Mrs H Thompson (Principal), Alison Rout, Fiona Irvine, Maureen White.

Creator:      Manawatu Guardian
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1974

A group of unidentified people at Foxton Beach. Madge Knight (thought to be the photographer) married E W R (Wally) Child of Child Bros, Palmerston North. Madge was the aunt of R E Philips of Palmerston North (donor).

Creator:      Madge Child (nee Knight) [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1920 to 1925

On the weekend of July 26-27, 1975 a parade was held in honour of the retiring commissioner and officer of the Manawatu St. Johns Ambulance, Mr P Harris. Mr G. Rennie (left), a former mayor of Palmerston North, was the incoming commissioner.

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1975

Mr W.A. Hurst drove a dray that held 1 1/2 yards of metal, which was carted from the Oroua River at the end of River Road. He made this trip twice daily.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1920 to 1923