St Patrick's Scouts
The 1961 Christmas party gathering of the “7th Palmerston North St Patrick’s” scouts group. Russell (Russ) Finnerty is in the front row, fourth from right.
Marist Brothers High School - Boys on Stage
Programme cover for musical production. _Boys on Stage_ was a stage show put on by Marist Brothers High School in 1963, initially at the Opera House, and by pop...
Marist Brothers' High School Rugby team - First Fifteen
Back row: D. Morrison, M Miers, J. O'Connell, N. Cull, H. Pietrzyk, J. McGrath. Middle row: D. Wylie, N. Gill, R Fin...
Marist Brothers' High School Rugby team - First Fifteen
Back row: M. Findlay, J. Chamberlain, J. Thurston, C. Dalzell, B. Kominowski, D. Wiley, E. Fuller. Middle row: E. O'Brien, J. McOviney, W. Jorgensen, M. Beable,...
Back Issues: A life of major scale in Manawatū
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Life story of influential and distinguished music teacher, Evelyn Mary Rawlins (1889-197...
Church Street looking West
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Caltex sign is in front of Opera House Service Station Ltd, next to Wrigley's Motors, a bus company. Further a...
The Square South West Corner
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Municipal Chambers building is on the far left, next to All Saints' Church on Church Street. Opposite the chur...
The Square South East corner
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Post office building is on the far left. It is on the other side of the rail tracks (obscured), which became Ma...
The Square looking East
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Aerial view shows intersection Broadway Avenue and The Square. Opposite The Square is Australia and New Zealand Ban...
The Square looking South
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Clearly shows the railway track and two roads which run parallel on each side of it through The Square. Fitzherbe...
Main St East of Square after removal of railway
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Rail tracks were in Main Street from late 19th Century to 1964. The old track space here was used for angle parking...
Butterly Lakelet with fountain, The Square
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Looking across Butterfly Lakelet with fountain, to the corner of The Square and Church Street West. From the left o...
Clock towers in The Square
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Hopwood clock tower in The Square. In the background, the T&G building clock tower on Broadway Avenue can be se...
The Square North East corner
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Street level view shows intersection Broadway Avenue and The Square. Opposite The Square is Australia and New Zeal...
King Street looking East
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. King Street showing Arlidge Brothers and Company (produce auctioneers). On the opposite side, Agnew Refrigeration L...
Opiki toll bridge prices prematurely altered for decimal currency
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Shown here are the new toll bridge charges in anticipation of change to decimal currency in July 1967. The privat...
Railway Station looking towards The Square
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century to 1964. On the left the Old Railway Hotel can be ...
Railway yards looking West
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. View of railway yards on Main Street looking West. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century ...
Rangitikei Street
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Businesses seen here are on the left side of Rangitikei Street (from The Square) numbers 59 to 93. Manson and Barr...
Library Home Service Delivery
Home Services Coordinator, Nora Kilpin delivers library materials to Pheola Robertson in her home. The Home service programme started in February 1972 to bring...
Library Home Service Delivery
Home Services Coordinator, Nora Kilpin delivers library materials to Pheola Robertson in her home. The Home service programme started in February 1972 to bring...
Oral Interview - Joe Hollander Part 1
Joe Hollander has over 40 years experience in building and construction, engineering, design, planning and development, operations, logistics and deployment man...
Awatapu College 1976-2015: The First Forty Years
A history of Awatapu College written by Sue Stirling. Chapters consider the school under its first five principals (John Wall; Mike O'Connor; Larry Ching; Tina ...
Back Issues: Where have all the barmaids gone?
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The role of barmaids and their working conditions in the early 20th century is described...
Newspaper article: E. P. S. Matters
Dated 11/7/1941. Letter to the Editor from W. B. Tennant answering criticism of him doing nothing further about the E.P.S. (Emergency Precautions Scheme) since ...
Back Issues: Remembering the fallen at Memorial Park
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The history of remembrance at Memorial Park includes memories of individual tragedies, W...
Back Issues: Angst over voter turnout 'nothing new'
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Elizabeth Ward writes about the history of Palmerston North local body elections voter t...
Back Issues: A pavilion for the people and the 'pusses'
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Story of the 1970s Centennial pavilion building in Te Marae o Hine and its repurpose as ...
Back Issues: The fight for women's votes
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Manawatū/Horowhenua campaign for women's voting rights in the 1890s was led by a gro...
Back Issues:The hurricane and the big match
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The 1936 storm that destroyed the Sportsground (Fitzherbert Park) grandstand and forced ...