The foyer of the Palmerston North Library showing the garden, mosaics and stairs ascending to the first floor. This building operated as the public library in Palmerston North from 1965-1996.
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Corner Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1970s
An early image of Terrace End School. A previous original Terrace End School building was situated in Main Street in 1884. Mrs Harvey was the first teacher. In June 1884, the School was moved to Deard's Hall in Main Street, near its current locati...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950
In 1886 the Government gifted 9.5 acres of land in Cuba Street to the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and the first Palmerston North A & P show was held in that year at the newly formed Showgrounds. In 1973 the Groun...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Showgrounds, Corner of Pascal and Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1970 to circa 1979
Fitzherbert Bridge taken from Palmerston side at 3.30p.m on the day of the flood, looking across to Fitzherbert.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date: July 26, 1926
There was a week of events to celebrate Palmerston North being granted Borough status in 1877. On Wednesday a 'Cavalcade of Transport Through the Ages' paraded around The Square. This 1912 Wolsley was the only vintage vehicle which ‘failed’ to com...
Creator: Bruce Watt
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 19, 1952
'Atawhai' was built in 1908 for Edwin Keiller. It was designed by the architect Natusch and built by Arthur Bennett. The residence had seventeen rooms, plus service rooms, and remained in the Keiller family until 1963 when the Presbyterian Educat...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Massey College, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950 to circa 1959
The combined units of the Palmerston North Guards, the Palmerston North Rifles, Manawatu Mounted Rifles, Palmerston North Brass Band and Municipal Brass Band pictured at the annual encampment in the Showgrounds.
Creator: Photo Supply Stores, Palmerston North
Place: Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date: 1902
The first St Peter's Anglican Church was designed by Mr. Larcomb and built by Mr. Griggs for ₤410 in 1902. It was replaced by the present St Peters in 1961.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph shows the corner of Broadway and The Square. The buildings on Broadway, the right are: The Bank of Australia; Temperance and General Mutual Life Society (T&G) Building; Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP) Building, with the s...
Creator: Bruce Watt
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Architects, Reginald (at left) and William Thorrold-Jaggard, at the site of the Eventide Home, built in 1957. The Eventide Home, designed by the Thorrold-Jaggards, was constructed as a home for 40 elderly people at a cost of $60,000, largely due t...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Brightwater Terrace, Palmerston North
Date: April 10, 1957
This photograph appears to show two tunnels in the bank beside the Mangahao Dam. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wair...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1924
The caption on the original postcard reads “Among the ferns, Esplanade, Palmerston North N.Z.”.
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1914 to circa 1915
The milking was done by hand in this cow shed located in the Pohangina Valley. Note the leg-ropes on the cows and the men sitting on box-stools. The shed contains about 15 bays.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
This image from around 1906 shows pedestrians walking on the roads through the square and railway workers working on the train tracks that once ran through the Square. The buildings, from left, are: The Occidental Hotel (built 1887) was extended w...
Creator: F T Series, no 735
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1906
This photograph was taken in the backyard of Maden's house in Medway Street, Rongotea. Arthur owned A Maden's Grocer Co-Op Store, situated on the corner of Douglas Square and Mersey Street from 1927-1931. His truck was also used to ferry children ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Rongotea
Date: 1940 to 1959
The aircraft was named the “Tainui” after one of the canoes in the Maori migration to New Zealand. It carried the first all-through air mail from England to New Zealand, with covers being stamped at Mildenhall, Melbourne and Palmerston North. Squa...
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 1934
A road through the Manawatu Gorge was completed in 1872, allowing for single lane traffic through to Hawkes Bay. By the time of this photograph the road had been widened, bridges had been constructed at both ends and a railway line ran along the o...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1910
The Cyclopaedia of Ne Zealand 1897, lists Thomas Westwood as the proprietor of the Red house Co-operative Sore and a member of the Foxton Borough Council. (Also see 2011P_Fo75_004925)
Creator: R.O. Hornblow, Foxton
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1905 to circa 1906
This appears to be part of hockey team - their uniforms match those of the CM Ross Co. staff hockey team, but there is no indication that they belong to that team.
Geoffrey Watchorn is in the front row, from right.
Creator: Ernest Denton
Place: Unknown
Date: circa 1907 to circa 1909
John Kennedy was born in Glasgow and came to New Zealand as a young man. He lived in Taonui and North Streets,Palmerston North, and also had land in the Tararuas, possibly a Government lease. He died in Napier around 1916. Matilda Kennedy, nee Mel...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900