Back row, from left: J Ross (had first general store in Hokowhitu, corner of Pahiatua St and Albert Street), J L J Heatley (General Contractor), George Lane (Palmerston North River Board employee). Front row: W Kingsbeer (nurseryman), M Voss (blac...

Creator:      J E Lewis
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1924

Crowds surround the Band Rotunda and Dais for the reception to the Duke and Duchess of York. The couple visited New Zealand from 22nd February to 22nd March 1927.

Creator:      R P Moore, Wellington
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 4, 1927

The Order of St John's horse drawn float participating in the Jubilee parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Borough of Palmerston North, watched by a large crowd lining Cuba Street. A branch of the Order of St John began in Palmerston No...

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 15, 1952

The Presbyterian Church was established in Palmerston North in 1872. The first church was built on this site in 1878, to be replaced by this building, of timber Gothic structure in 1893. This building was in turn replaced by the present building c...

Creator:      J C
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

A large crowd gathered to plant a tree in the middle of the triangular picket enclosure (centre of photo), in Broad Street (Broadway Avenue) near the junction with The Square, Palmerston North. The Bank of Australasia is in the background.

Creator:      H S Stewart
Place:          Broadway Avenue and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 4, 1892

This photograph is of a sheep run in upper Pohangina Valley.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Pohangina Valley, Manawatu
Date:          1979

Dave Kelly, operating a paver, was part of the crew who resealed the Palmerston North airport runway.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date:          November 22, 1979

A new Civic Centre, consisting of Council offices and Council Chamber, was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1979.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 13, 1979

Major General Brian Poananga (Front) with members of the Royal Fiji Military, outside the Duty Centre, Linton Army Camp. This new duty centre was built by sixteen members of the Royal Fiji Military and six members of the Tongan Defence Force. Th...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Camp, Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1980

This photograph is of two little boys perched on one of the cannons in the Square. The photographer is looking east towards the PDC building (now the Plaza). This gun was installed in 1909 and removed during the 1940s. Cannons were purchased by th...

Creator:      Tanner Bros
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

Shown here is flooding from the Tiritea Stream on State Highway 57 near the entrance to Massey University and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

Palmerston North Girls' High School was opened in Fitzherbert Avenue in 1920. Previously girls and boys were educated together at Palmerston North High School.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          238 Fitzherbert Avenue, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

This house was built by Elliot Warburton (d.1922) in the 1870s, and sold by him to the Government for Defence Offices in 1915. Maud (later Mrs Dalgety) and Mollie (later Mrs Abraham) Warburton, are pictured under the trees in sailor dresses. Ellio...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904 to circa 1906

Production line staff preparing milk biscuits for manufacture and sale. The biscuits were developed by the Institute to distribute to children in under-developed areas particularly in Pacific and East Asian areas.

Creator:      Dairy Research Institute
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1967

H Robinson's Veterinary Forge was located on the corner of Main and Cook Streets in Foxton. H Robinson is listed in the Wise’s Directory of 1902 as a Blacksmith.

Creator:      R.O. Hornblow, Foxton
Place:          Main Street, Foxton
Date:          circa 1905

Shown here is the dam under construction, a crane can be seen in the back ground and steel construction in the river bed. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horow...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Mangahao Road, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1924

This postcard comes from a series depicting various holds from the art of ju-jitsu. This card is labelled, "'Ju-jitsu' arm-hold and throw".

Creator:      C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place:          Dunedin
Date:          circa 1902 to circa 1908

Town Clerks attending their annual conference proor to the Municipal Conference in Nelson. James Robert Hardie was Town Clerk for Palmeston North Borough (and City) Council 1917 – 1954. He is seated in the front row, 5th from the left.

Creator:      F N Jones, Nelson
Place:          Nelson
Date:          March 1928

In the centre can be seen the Ballance Bridge,over the Manawatu River, opened in 1904 and since replaced. On the right of the road leading into the Gorge is the Palmerston North to Napier railway line that opened in 1891. The tunnels seen were day...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tararua District
Date:          1904 to 1910

The "Weka" locomotive engine was built by James Davidson of Dunedin in 1876. It was in use from 1889 till 1922.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920