Architectural plan of shops at Foxton
Hand drawn and coloured plans of shops in Foxton, for H Austin. Includes elevations and floor plans. Shops include attached accommodation. Drawn by L G West, ...
Architectural plan of hotel at Apiti
Hand drawn and coloured plans of hotel in Apiti, for Miss E F Crawford (owner). Includes elevations and floor plans. Drawn by L G West, architect, Palmerston ...
Robert and Sarah Ann McMurray
These photographs show Robert and Sarah McMurray who lived in Palmerston North from 1914 until their deaths. Robert McMurray (1841-1927) was born in Northern Ir...
Staff in workroom of Johansen and Company, bootmakers
Interior view of staff at work, with women on sewing machines. In 1902 Frederick Johansen was listed as a bootmaker in Palmerston North, possibly at 48 Bourke S...
Collecting books from library for Home Delivery Service
Wendy McTaggart collects canvas bags with selected books to deliver to home delivery recipients. The Palmerston North City Libraries delivers a service to house...
New Chinese Gazebo for Kelvin Grove Cemetery
Manawatū Chinese Association President Tom Young (second from left) and fellow members of Palmerston North's Chinese community. The gazebo was gifted to the cit...
Letter to George Kendall from his brother, discussing farm activities and finances
William and George Kendall began farming in Fitzherbert in the 1880s, William at 'Fremington' and George at 'Reith'.
ANZAC Day 2015 - Memorial Crosses
ANZAC Day Memorial Crosses which were set up in The Square for the 2015 ceremonies. Each cross represented the name of an individual upon the Cenotaph, with 507...
Certificate awarded to Evelyn Rawlins by the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music
Evelyn Rawlins was a prominent music educator, teaching for over 65 years in Palmerston North. She was active is numerous music organisations throughout the cit...
Capping Show Brought to Highbury School
This photograph was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 6 June 1980 with the caption, "Massey Students entertained pupils at Highbury...
Palmerston North Community Poppy Wreath - ANZAC Day 2016
Mayor Grant Smith asked that the traditional ANZAC Day poppy wreath be a community created object in 2016. Hundreds of knitted, felted and crocheted poppies wer...
'Join the Women's Land Service' poster
This small 'posterette' encouraged young women (from 17 years of age) to join the Women's Land Service (WLS). The woman is wearing a standrd issue working hat, ...
Māori Battalion marching in Palmerston North
The Māori Battalion trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds during World War Two. This is one of a set of images showing their final parade from the Showgro...
Marriage register 1909- 1927
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from 26 July 1909 to 25 November 1929. It includes registry of marriages outside Foxton and Certi...
Thompson - Macaulay family photograph album
Photograph album containing photographs of Samuel and Margaretta Macaulay and their family, including Nita, Lena, Elizabeth, Sarah, Joe and Emilie Macauley, and...
Marriage register 1907 - 1909
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from 6 June 1907 to 8 March 1909. It includes registry of marriages outside Foxton and Certificat...
Marriage register May 1905
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church for May 1905. The reverend was Reverend James Duncan. It includes registry of marriages outside F...
Marriage register 1894 - 1905
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from 20 September 1894 to January 1905. The reverend was Reverend James Duncan. It includes regis...
Marriage register 1880 - 1894
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from December 1880 to June 1894. The reverend was Reverend James Duncan. It includes registry of ...
Marriage register 1852 - 1870
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from 2 February 1852 to 13 October 1870. The reverend was Reverend James Duncan. It includes regi...
Marriage register 1870 - 1880
This marriage register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church from 17 November 1870 to 7 September 1880. The reverend was Reverend James Duncan. It includes reg...
Baptismal register 1907 - 1912, 1932
This baptismal register was for the Foxton Presbyterian Church. The register also includes Communion Rolls of Foxton 1907-15, Oroua Bridge 1909-15, Glen Oroua ...
The History of the Manawatū
The history of the Manawatū outlined, followed by some newspaper cuttings and then images of Palmerston North from 1877 - 1927 and 1937.
No-Bake Recipes
A recipe book created by the Palmerston North Methodist Parish to raise funds for the Manawatū Methodist Social Services Centre, in conjunction with a parish ga...
Comforts for men in the armed forces
Book issued by the National Patriotic Fund Board outlining details of acceptable gifts for those serving overseas in World War II, and how to despatch the goods...
Memorial Book Register
Memorial book with details of book donations to the Palmerston North Public Library and also memorial tributes to various Palmerston North residents. Included ...
Memorial Book Register
Memorial book with details of book donations to the Palmerston North Public Library and also memorial tributes to various Palmerston North residents presented b...
Louisa Snelson's Scrapbook
Louisa Snelson (c 1856-1919) was an early settler of Palmerston North, along with her husband George who established the first shop on The Square. Louisa was ve...
Louisa Snelson's Scrapbook Index
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"Killed in Action" - WWI pamphlet
‘Killed in Action’, a pamphlet written by Rutherford Waddell M.A., D.D. Published 1919. A religious tract, which considers the question of whether a soldier "k...