Postcard of the band rotunda that was in The Square of Palmerston North. Beyond can be seen the Chief Post Office on the corner of Main Street.
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1900s
The Manawatu Art Gallery in Main Street West, Palmerston North was officially opened on 3 July 1977, by Mr Highet the then Minister of Arts. The building was designed by David Taylor and built at a cost $410,000. It replaced the former gallery on ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street West, Palmerston North
Date: June 30, 1977
This photograph shows Mr William Hurst's Federal Knight Truck stuck on the bed of the Oroua River. Mr Hurst used to fit his truck with seats and canopy and taken groups to picnics and to Palmerston North for special occasions.
Creator: W Hurst
Place: Oroua River, near Rongotea
Date: 1926
This photograph shows people enjoying a game of bowls at Northern Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club. The Northern Bowling Club Palmerston North is an outdoor Lawn Bowls Club located in North Street Palmerston North.
Creator: J C
Place: North Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Mike Barnes 1900 Jefferies’ traction engine took part in the centennial celebrations, marking 100 years of Palmerston North. It was driven from Marton to the steam museum in Tokomaru, a journey taking six hours to complete.
Creator: John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 1971
The Rest Home opened 1914-1915 as an 'Old Men's Home', under the control of the Palmerston North Hospital Board. It soon became known as the Old People's Home, and then Awapuni Hospital. It closed as a hospital in December 1989, because of falling...
Creator: R M Greenwood
Place: Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This view of the Esplanade has been taken looking east towards the Manawatu River.In 1887, the newly formed Borough Council of Palmerston North was granted 361 acres of ground between Park Road and the Manawatu River by the Government. In 1891, th...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date: 1916
Taken at the official opening of the Northern Building Society's new building in The Square. At far right is Malcolm Monro, Manager.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street side of the Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 22, 1969
The subject of this photograph is Venona McNichol (d. 02 December 1997). This bakery, believed to be one of the oldest at the time in the Manawatu, used to serve rural areas as far south as Feilding and Ashhurst.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1981
The staff of the water works are shown taking a break from connecting the water main to the new bridge. Left to right: Tom Sexton, Jon McLaughlin, Roy Kersel, Malcolm Groom (an employee of Taylor and Andrew's Engineering), Harry Mills, Ray Leslie,...
Creator: Stuart Couchman
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal was opened 5 Feb 1941. It was one of the earlier intermediate schools established in New Zealand, whereby it took the pupils of the last two years of primary school, to better prepare them for secondary school....
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph looks westward. A goods train is passing through on the right.
Creator: Alex M Crocket
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950
The factory, established in 1900 by McMillan and Frederick, was taken over by Dalgety and Co. Ltd. who then sold to the newly formed Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd in 1909. The Shannon Co-op ran the factory until 1929, when a new building was ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1900 to circa 1910
Sixteen members of the Palmerston North Rifles with a dog. The Palmerston North Mounted Rifles were formed in 1891.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
Horse and carts bring hay to a threshing machine powered by a traction engine on Dar's farm, Taipo Road, Rongotea.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1900 to circa 1909
This postcard is of The Square - Main Street is shown running through the middle of the image. Prominent features of this postcard are the band rotunda and the old Post Office. The original, smaller, structure was built 1899 and moved to the Victo...
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1909
Thought to be the Orpheus Society.
Back row: William Wilby (2nd from right)
Creator: Elmar Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
The first Mauriceville West School was a tiny slab building constructed by the Scandinavian settlers in 1875, on the Education reserve at the centre of the town. It was replaced in 1877 by a small pit-sawn timber school house and in 1886 by the tw...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Wairarapa Region
Date: 1890
The original photograph is entitled 'Mangahao pipeline foundation tests'. An effective method of testing to see foundations were built according to specifications of the time. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1924
A steam train crosses a rail bridge in the Gorge. The railway line through the Gorge was opened in 1891 and is part of the Palmerston North to Gisborne line.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1900
Taken outside the 'Matsubara' homestead, residence of the Aldrich family near Bunnythorpe. The pony is “Kitty” and the younger girl is probably Kath, later Mrs Paterson of Dunedin.
Creator: A S Aldrich
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1907
This stretch of track is thought to be in Otaki.
Creator: Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington
Place: Waikanae, Kapiti
Date: circa 1910
Borough Council employees at the Palmerston North Railway Station, on the occasion of a picnic trip to Plimmerton, Wellington. From left: J.R. Hughes; G Lissington; Unknown; A.M. Spilman; G.S. Leeder; E. Persson; H. Bowen; Wroblinski; E.V. West;...
Creator: W Simms
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1920
Thought to be the Orpheus Society.
Back row: William Wilby (5th from left); Mr Gady (extreme right)
Front row: Mr Bewley, Conductor (5th from left)
Creator: Elmar Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
Thought to be the Orpheus Society.
Middle row: Matt Eady (3rd from right)
Front row: Mr Bewley, Conductor (5th from left); William Wilby (6th from left
Creator: Elmar Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
Postcard if W J Horn general store, between the Grand Hotel and the corner of Main Street. William Wilby worked for Mr Horn and may be the man in apron depicted.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1920s