The "Royal Wedding" floral art display seen here was held at the Convention Centre in July 1981 to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. The display was mounted by the Manawatu Area Floral Art Society under the title "R...

Creator:      J Boyd
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The Manawatu Mounted Rifles, the A Squadron of No.3 Battalion of the Wellington (Manawatu) Mounted Rifle Volunteers, was established in 1891. Far right A.S. Aldrich.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895 to circa 1900

This camping ground was established in 1925 adjacent to the Victoria Esplanade. It is now called the Palmerston North Holiday Park.

Creator:      L T
Place:          133 Dittmer Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

A 1901 “Barett” steam traction engine, pulling two flat trailers of people dressed up as early settlers, in Rangitikei Street. The 75th Jubilee celebrations were an eight day long series of events. On the afternoon of Wednesday, 19 March 1952, a p...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1952

This photograph looks down Broadway Avenue from The Square. The building under construction is that of the Temperance and General Mutual Life Society Building, an insurance company that operated in Australia and New Zealand. In the 1920s and 1930s...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

Stan Armatage of Rongotea with dog, alongside two draught horses hitched to equipment.

Creator:      Morris Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1960

The Fitchett Street Convent was the third built for the Sisters of Mercy in Palmerston North. It was designed by Clere and Clere and built by Trevor Bros in 1925 -1926. It was orginally part of a complex of buildings, with two primary schools and ...

Creator:      C Campbell
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 1984

Union Airways' inaugural service, between Palmerston North and Dunedin, began in 1936, using three four-engined DH86 airliners. Its routes connected Palmerston North with Auckland, Blenheim Christchurch and Dunedin. Union Airways later combined t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1936

John Edmund Perrin (1844-1914) was partner in the firm of Meyrick, Perrin & Oakley, building contractors. Mrs Perrin (1854-1914) nee Montgomery, came with the Snelsons (early settlers) to Palmerston North in 1871. They married 1874. Standing from...

Creator:      Lawson Collinson [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1899

This is the class of 1925 at Tiritea School. Back row: Margaret Smith, Ivy Fitt, Kathleen Tait, Doris Smith, Freda Greatorex, Phyllis Doherty, Margaret Radcliffe, Miss Tarrant. Third row: Mr Hostick, Lois Milner, Gladys Davies, Stan Greatorex, All...

Creator:      Central Photo Stores
Place:          Turitea School Old West Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1925

Rural scene in the Pohangina Valley - featuring a herd of cows and cowshed (possibly belonging to Herbert Moar), unsealed rural road, farmland and ranges in the background.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph shows solid concrete blocks which appear to be supporting a mold for casting some sort of concrete shapes.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horow...

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