Three floors of the then new library building were fitted with 311 sun-deflectors 25 June 1965. Each screen was two feet high. This building operated as the public library in Palmerston North from 1965-1996.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Corner of Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          June 25, 1965

The construction of a new infant block, 1950. The 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 locat...

Creator:      F A Tier
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

The smithy building and business was later shifted to 240 Ruahine Street. Mr Coles is in the centre and S. Beaument, a cousin, is on the horse. The dog's name is Towser.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1923

The flood of 1926 particularly affected the Takaro area of Palmerston North. The Mangaone and Kawau Streams overflowed and some houses were surrounded by 2-3 feet of water. Around 1927 the main flow of the Kawau stream was diverted into the Mangao...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Chelwood Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1926

'Atawhai', meaning 'warm welcome', was built for Edwin Keiller, a widower, as a healthy place to raise his children. It was designed by C.T. Natusch, the architect, and built by Arthur Bennett at the top of the bluff across the bridge from Palmers...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950 to circa 1959

Palmerston North High School was the first secondary school in Palmerston North, built in Featherston Street 1902. It was destroyed by fire in April 1910 and replaced in 1911.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1903

In December 1934, the 40 member Grenadier Guards Band toured New Zealand to give a series of concerts. The band was accorded a civic welcome to Palmerston North at The Square band rotunda. Led by Major Miller, the band then paraded in uniform and ...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 17, 1934

The men are parading through The Square towards Broadway Avenue. These parades were organised annually to remember fallen comrades who served in World War One.

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          April 30, 1933

This workman in this photograph appears to be working some sort of power hammer to force the steel beams into the Mangahao stream bed. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Well...

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

Mr Maden's truck is seen here parked outside the Puke Coal Depot in Palmerston North. 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 f...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1930 to 1931

C. T. P. Ulm, flew to New Zealand from Australia in an Avro-built Fokker, "Faith in Australia", 3 December 1933. Accompanying Ulm on this inaugural flight were his wife Mrs Ulm and his secretary Miss K. Rogers, who were the first two women to fly ...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1933 to 1934

The Cyclopaedia of New Zealand 1897, lists Thomas Westwood as the proprietor of the Red house Co-operative Store and a member of the Foxton Borough Council. (Also see 2011P_Fo74_004924)

Creator:      R.O. Hornblow, Foxton
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1905 to circa 1906

This postcard is part of a panorama taken from the Clarendon Hotel corner. 2014P_Sq93_008870 shows a more westerly view, although some of the details are identical. Alterations to the Bank of New Zealand (corner of Square and Fitzherbert Avenue) t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1909 to 1910

This rotunda was situated at the Fitzherbert Avenue end of the Victoria Esplanade and was demolished 1966. The bandstand was originally located in The Square but was shifted to the Esplanade in 1907. It was demolished in 1966.

Creator:      R M Greenwood
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

Children of Matilda and John Kennedy. From left: Fredrick Chafe (who fought in in the Boer War), Jessie (who became Mrs L. Gronn and later Mrs A. Ross), William, Barbara (who became Mrs Cowen of Apiti and later Mrs Anderson), Issac (who also fough...

Creator:      Nelson Irving, Te Awamutu
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950 to circa 1960

Arena Manawatu was built at the Palmerston North Showgrounds on the site of the cattle pavilion destroyed by fire May 1977. Th multipurpose pavilion, completed in 1981, was designed for sports but is also used for large events. It is large enough ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 30, 1979