The Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club track, can be seen on the left in this aerial photo, with surrounding streets affected by flooding. The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on record. It fell mostly between 1pm and midnight 24 July. A state of emergency was declared. More than 1000 people were evacuated from 12 flooded streets when the Mangaone Stream and the Kawau Stream flowed at very high levels, closing trapdoors and storm water drains. Most of the flooded homes were in Amberley Avenue, Chadwick Place, Pencarrow Street and Cedar Grove.

Sue Morrison and Barry Rosser grabbed a few belongings and canoed away from their flood stricken home rather than get wet. The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on record. It fell mostly between 1pm and midnight 24 July. A state of emergency was declared. More than 1000 people were evacuated from 12 flooded streets when the Mangaone Stream and the Kawau Stream flowed at very high levels, closing trapdoors and storm water drains. Most of the flooded homes were in Amberley Avenue, Chadwick Place, Pencarrow Street and Cedar Grove.

Flooding in Bennett Street, with businesses Palmerston North Joinery Ltd, Fiatagri, Hansen Interiors and ABL affected. The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on record. It fell mostly between 1pm and midnight 24 July. A state of emergency was declared. More than 1000 people were evacuated from 12 flooded streets when the Mangaone Stream and the Kawau Stream flowed at very high levels, closing trapdoors and storm water drains. Most of the flooded homes were in Amberley Avenue, Chadwick Place, Pencarrow Street and Cedar Grove.

Image shows flooded street with houses affected, and submerged cars. The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on record. It fell mostly between 1pm and midnight 24 July. A state of emergency was declared. More than 1000 people were evacuated from 12 flooded streets when the Mangaone Stream and the Kawau Stream flowed at very high levels, closing trapdoors and storm water drains. Most of the flooded homes were in Amberley Avenue, Chadwick Place, Pencarrow Street and Cedar Grove.

This image comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but have no information with them. They were donated to the City Archives in 1971.

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 3 February, 1964. [Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson visits the Palmerston North Hospital. To his right is the hospital chairman Mr A. R. McKegg, and behind and between them is Sir Bernard's aide-de-camp Lieutenant Commander Gibaut.]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3 February, 1964. "The wife of the Governor-General, Lady Fergusson, discusses the view from the hospital windows with Miss Maureen Locke, of Rongotea, this morning when the Vice-Regal party met and chated [sic] informally with a number of adult and patients at the Palmerston North Hospital."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3 February, 1964. "The Mayor of Palmerston North (Mr G. M. Rennie), right, and the Palmerston North Hospital chairman (Mr A. R. McKegg), left, welcome the Governor-General (Sir Bernard Fergusson and Lady Fergusson) to the hospital this morning. At the far right is Sir Bernard's aide-de-camp (Lieutenant Commander Gibaut)."

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 4 February, 1964. [Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson and Mayor R. M. Rennie (behind) walk through a crowd of school children for an assembly in the Square.]

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 3 February, 1964. [Mr A. R. McKegg (Palmerston North Hospital chairman), Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson, Lady Fergusson, Lieutenant Commander Gibaut (aide-de-camp to Sir Bernard), and Mayor G. M. Rennie at a welcoming ceremony to the Palmerston North Hospital.]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4 February, 1964. "This picture, taken from the air by a "Manawatu Standard" photographer, shows the assembly of 5000 school children in the Square this morning to meet the Governor-General (Sir Bernard Fergusson) and Lady Fergusson."

[Photograph shows a group of men standing on the tarmac in front of the Milson Aerodrome. Possibly members of the Medical Corp attending a reunion.]

[This photograph shows a group of spectators watching as a rifle is prepared for competition shooting.]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 August 1960 "Concentration is the keynote in this game and the top chess playing schoolboys in the country are seen in action here. The championships are this year being held in Palmerston North."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 November 1960 "Presbyterians from all parts of the Dominion converged on Palmerston North this week for the church's general assembly which opened last night. The photograph shows portion of the crowd entering St. Andrew's Church this morning to attend a Communion service."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 November 1960 "Forty Standard IV pupils from the College Street School visited Aokautere yesterday for the Fitzhertbert East School annual calf club day. The picture shows the College Street children having a close-up view of Mr. G.H. Spall's son's Ayrshire Anneabell which won the two-year-old section. To qualify for this, cows must have been previously entered as a calf in a school competition."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 August 1960 "Directors of Jolly & Mills Ltd. From left to right: A.M. Jolly, F.G. Jolly, E.W. Mills, P.C. Betts and W.H. Knight share a joke prior to the opening of their new premises."

[Photograph of the Norsewood grocery store. Mervyn Frederickson (left) and Bert Staples (right, owner of the store) are seen serving customers at the check out.] (Information from Dale Lukkassen nee Smith, a one time resident of Norsewood)

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on October 1960 "Staff at Woolworths : Mr. G. Gare (seen checking a manifest of incoming stock)."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 October 1960 "Staff at Woolworths: Mrs P.E. Radford [seen stacking school stationery supplies]."

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 July, 1963. "The Y.W.C.A hair styling competition winners and their models with the judges are seen after the competition last night. From the left are: Miss P. Gilding (operator), Miss J. Essex, Mr Linton (judge), Miss E. Toomey, Mrs Taylor, Miss G. Gray (operator), Mr G. Taylor, judge, of Wellington, Mrs T. Sievers, Miss S. Kirkaldy (operator) and Miss R. Ward."

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 July, 1963. "What could have eventually proved to be serious will not happen again. City Council workmen are using over 10 tons of broken concrete to fill in between pillars on the Botanical Road bridge, crossing the Mangaone Stream. Youngsters had dug caves 4ft into the embankment, leaving several pillars clear of earth."

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 20 July, 1963. "The driver of this five-ton truck, loaded with six tons of concrete blocks, suspected nothing as he manoeuvred in the Ministry of Works storage garage in Cuba Street yesterday to allow other vehicles to leave the building. Suddenly, with a creak and a groan, the covering over an inspection pit the driver had unknowingly passed over gave way under the combined weight of the truck and its load, and one rear wheel dropped 3ft into the pit, leaving the deck of the truck at a crazy angle. The blocks were to be used as ballast on a road testing job at Ohakea. The operation of lifting the blocks off the deck and then the truck from the pit with a mobile crane was completed within half an hour. An inspection revealed no damage to the vehicle."

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 July, 1963. "The Manawatu Trustee Savings Bank was away to a good start this morning. At 10.15 a.m. A queue had formed ready with their deposit slips. The teller at the Bank of New Zealand, on the corner of the Square on Rangitikei Street, was prepared for a busy day to cope with the large number of depositors expected."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6 January, 1959. "Members of the Boys' Brigade came to Palmerston North yesterday from their holiday camp at Foxton. They were told about the floral display in the Square by the Clock Tower. Here are seen A.M. Patterson, L/Cpl. D. Anaki (Auckland), E. Davis, H. Watkins (Napier) and Staff-Sergeant L. Sipley (Auckland) photographing and studying the display."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28th January, 1963. "Members of the Ashhurst Jaycee, with members of the scout movement, made light work of bottle collecting in Ashhurst on Saturday. The Jaycees ran the project for the scouts to raise funds for the proposed new scout den".

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard. A similar image of children on decorated bicycles at the Carnival of the Lake was published on 18th January, 1963 - see 2017N_2017-20_017521

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 16th January, 1963. [Two young women standing in a pool]

[Two women, a man, and two children dressed in old fashioned clothes stand with a pennyfarthing.]

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard. The Bulls Rugby Football Club Jubilee. Another image of the group was published on 24 June, 1963.