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Queen Elizabeth II in Palmerston North

Queen Elizabeth II in Palmerston North

Queen Elizabeth II with the Mayor of Palmerston North, Geoffrey Tremaine, on her visit to the city 7-8 January 1954. Behind can be seen the Duke of Edinburgh and other dignitaries and the crowds of well wishers. The Royal train is also evident in The Square.

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The Square, Palmerston North
 
T.F. Fairbrother, headmaster of Terrace End School (1893-1922)

T.F. Fairbrother, headmaster of Terrace End School (1893-1922)

Mrs Harvey was the first head teacher teacher in 1884. Mr G.Nye was headmaster in 1885. He was followed by D.H. Guthrie, C.H. von Blaremberg and T. F. Fairbrother in 1893.

The original Terrace End School building was situated in Main Street in 1884. In June 1884, the School was moved to Deard's Hall in Main Street, near its current location. In September 1885, the School was moved to Terrace Street (renamed Ruahine Street in 1926).

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Palmerston North
 
Award to Geoffrey Tremaine

Award to Geoffrey Tremaine

Award given to Geoffrey Tremaine, a lawyer and Mayor of Palmerston North 1947 - 1956. "Elizabeth R [signature] Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith and Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, to our trusty and well beloved Geoffrey Tremaine Esquire. Greetings. Whereas We have thought fit to nominate and appoint you to be an Ordinary officer of the Civil Division of Our said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. we do by these presents grant unto you the Dignity of an Ordinary Officer of Our said Order and hereby authorise you to have hold and enjoy the said Dignity and Rank of an Ordinary Officer of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or pertaining. Given at Our Court at Saint James's under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order, this Fifth day of June 1952 in the First year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign's Command, Mary R [signature] Grand Master. Grant of the Dignity of an Ordinary officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to Geoffrey Tremaine, Esq."

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Palmerston North
 
Residence of William Smith, Alexandra Street

Residence of William Smith, Alexandra Street

William Smith was a brick maker. Mrs W Smith is in the centre of the photograph. The residence stood on the eastern side of what is now Victoria Avenue, near the Church Street corner.

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Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
 
Butchers' picnic, The Square

Butchers' picnic, The Square

Gathering in The Square, Palmerston North, for the annual Butcher's picnic. The cart in front belongs to A Coley, Carrier.

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The Square, Palmerston North
 
'Siberia' homestead, near Ashhurst

'Siberia' homestead, near Ashhurst

Mr Arthur Harding initially leased the property, then in 1906 his wife Isabella bought the land and together they build the 18 roomed 'Siberia' homestead. Also built on the property were stables, garages, sheds, stores for livestock and agricultural produce and a second house for employees. In 1941 a small airforce trainer aeroplane crashed into the upstairs nursery, demolishing part of the house and severely damaging the rest. The house was burnt down in 1961 due to an electrical fault.

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Fitzherbert East Road, Ashhurst, Manawatu
 
Manawatu Mounted Rifles Parade in The Square

Manawatu Mounted Rifles Parade in The Square

Taken on the same occasion as 2007n_a20_war_0003, this photograph shows the Manawatu Mounted Rifles (6th Mounted Rifles) marching through The Square. The unit has turned right from Coleman Place into The Square and is riding past the premises of C M Ross and Co, the site of the present City Library [2015].

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The Square, Palmerston North
 
Corner of Ruahine Street and Main Street East

Corner of Ruahine Street and Main Street East

This photograph shows the shops on the corner of Ruahine Street and Main Street. Ruahine Panelbeaters is on Ruahine Street. On Main Street: McKinnon's, a bicycle store; an unidentified store; S Snell and Sons, butchers; a delicatessen; a fish a chip store. See also 2014n_stc10_009060.

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Corner of Main and Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
 
Foxton Racing Club stewards

Foxton Racing Club stewards

The Manawatu Racing Club was established on land whose use was granted by its Maori owners, and races were held from 1855 onwards. The acquisition of the Awahou Block by the Crown and the prospect of the sale of the land caused fear of loss of the course, and in 1865 a petition signed by local Pakeha and Maori was presented to the Provincial Council asking that the land be appropriated. Back Row from left : Unknown; Hynes; Dr Mandel; Howan; Nye; unknown x 3. Front row from left: Coley; Gray; Robinson; Unknown x 2; Symons; Unknown

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Foxton, Manawatu
 
Awapuni Hospital, Maxwells Line

Awapuni Hospital, Maxwells Line

This geriatric rest home came under the control of the Palmerston North Hospital Board.

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140 Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
 
Rugby game at the Palmerston North Showgrounds

Rugby game at the Palmerston North Showgrounds

A large crowd surround the main ring at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Showgrounds to watch a rguby match between Te Aute and Wanganui High Schools.

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The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
 
Panorama of A&P Showgrounds

Panorama of A&P Showgrounds

The Palmerston North Show Grounds are on a block of land in central Palmerston North, bounded on two sides by Cuba Street and Pascal Street. The first Agricultural and Pastoral Show in Palmerston North was held in 1886, at the showgrounds.

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Showgrounds, Palmerston North
 
First Catholic Church, Broad Street

First Catholic Church, Broad Street

This church was built in Broad Street (now Broadway Avenue) in 1875, and then used as a Catholic school from 1890, as seen in this photograph.

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Broad Street, Palmerston North
 
Tea Kiosk, Victoria Esplanade

Tea Kiosk, Victoria Esplanade

This view through the trees of the Victoria Esplanade shows the Tea Kiosk, which was built in 1909. The kiosk was demolished in 1943.

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Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
 
Manawatu-Oroua Electric Power Board building, Feilding

Manawatu-Oroua Electric Power Board building, Feilding

This building, and others on the site, were built in 1915 for the Feilding Borough Council, who at the time operated the Municipal Electricity Department. The photograph is just prior to the buildings demolition to allow access between a new Council building and a garage area which had been built in 1972.

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Feilding, Manawatu
 
Manawatu Youth Institution: Walled walkway

Manawatu Youth Institution: Walled walkway

The Youth Institution at Linton, was built for just under $5 million, and introduced a new concept in “treating’ its inmates. The Institution accommodates 96 permanent male residents between 15–23 years of age, and also has a 24-cell remand unit for males of the same age group. Shown is one of the walled walkways leading to security area.

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Linton
 
Bridge over Pohangina River at Totara Reserve

Bridge over Pohangina River at Totara Reserve

This picture was taken after a sudden flood in the Pohangina Valley. At the peak of the flood, at about 9 pm, 12 March 1975, the river was more than 4 metres above normal flow. Pohangina Valley is rural district north of Ashhurst. It is named after the river that flows through it and is about 50 Kilometres long.

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Pohangina, Manawatu
 
Post Office, Shannon

Post Office, Shannon

This Post Office was built in 1911.

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Shannon, Manawatu
 
Huntly Private Hotel, 225 Featherston Street

Huntly Private Hotel, 225 Featherston Street

The house was built in 1911 for Adam Burges who named it after his hometown near Aberdeen in Scotland. It had 14 rooms and originally had its own plant for generating electricity. After Mrs Burges's death the house was sold and functioned as a boarding house / private hotel until 1970, when the site was converted into a used car yard. In 1984 the home was bought by Gerald and Gerda Borgonje, transported to 56 James Line in 6 sections, and rebuilt and renovated. It was the private residence of the Borgonje family until 2010. The original site in Featherston Street is now occupied by Valentines Restaurant. Huntly House was bought in 2016 by the Parsons family and subsequently relocated to Auckland in January 2017.

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225 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
 
Prime Minister Muldoon at the Mangaweka - Utiku Railway Deviation

Prime Minister Muldoon at the Mangaweka - Utiku Railway Deviation

This major engineering project took nine years to complete at a cost of $17,000,000. Pictured from left: Engine Driver Des Manaton, the PM Mr Muldoon, locomotive assistant Bryce Cameron (above) and guar Mat Pita.

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Palmerston North
 
William Albert Woolcock

William Albert Woolcock

William Albert Woolcock at 40 years of age. He was in partnership with Charles Hosking as a Blacksmith in Main Street, Palmerston North, operating in the late 1870's and 1880's.

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Palmerston North
 
Threshing Mill at work, Penny's Line

Threshing Mill at work, Penny's Line

This photograph is thought to have been taken on John Henson’s farm on Pennys Line, where he harvested 400 acres of rye grass, crested dog's tail and grain. The traction engine was purchased by Gifford and Henson, who worked in partnership as contractors, about 1902.

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Manawatu
 
Crowds outside Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street

Crowds outside Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street

Captioned, 'At the Station, 5 o'clock, 3rd day of the show'. It is presumed that these people would have attended the A&P Show and walked back to the Station to return home.

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Palmerston North
 
Miranui Flaxmill paddocks, near Shannon

Miranui Flaxmill paddocks, near Shannon

The Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon, was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. The view shows the bleaching paddocks, where flax hung on drying fences and lay on ground to dry. Stacks were also used for drying. Part of the scutching shed is in the foreground.

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Horowhenua Region
 
Digging a gasworks drain, Palmerston North

Digging a gasworks drain, Palmerston North

A gaswork drain during construction from Napier Road to the Manawatu River.

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Palmerston North
 
Old Identities Reception

Old Identities Reception

A reception for 350 old Palmerstonians was held at Caccia Birch house, as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of the Borough of Palmerston North. Here Mr Norman Kirk, leader of the Labour Opposition, is seen talking to one of the local identities.

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Caccia Birch, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
 
P.W.D. Sawmill - Mangahao Electric Power Scheme

P.W.D. Sawmill - Mangahao Electric Power Scheme

The P.W.D. [thought to be Public Works Department] sawmill in the Arapete area of the Power project. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. After being delayed by the first world war construction began in late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924.

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Horowhenua Region
 
Workmen forming a tramline

Workmen forming a tramline

The men are digging out the bank with shovels and carting the dirt away by horse and cart along the constructed part of the tramline. The tramline was being built at Broadbelt's Mill at Coal Creek, near Apiti. Men identified as Dick Sixtus and Johnson(?) above and George Drummond and Harry Foot below.

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Palmerston North
 
Rongotea Garage, Post Office and Foodstore

Rongotea Garage, Post Office and Foodstore

This picture shows Hoggs Garage, the Post Office and Steve Claasen's shop.

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Rongotea
 
Cook Street fire station

Cook Street fire station

Councillor Gordon R Kear turning the first sod for a new Fire Station which was constructed in Cook Street.

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Palmerston North
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