Two boys pose with their bicycles on the second Ashhurst bridge, built in 1909. The original bridge was lost due to flooding in 1895, but was not replaced until 1909. In the interim, a ferry was used to take passengers and transport across the Manawatu River.

This was the second bridge over the Manawatu River in Palmerston North, replacing the original structure built in 1877. It was constructed by Fletcher Construction and remained until 1986 when it proved too small for the volume of traffic, particularly as it serves the main route to Massey University. This photograph shows a view of the reinforcing steel used in the construction of Fitzherbert Bridge.

The Rongotea Dairy factory was established in 1895. The battery driven electric trucks were operated by the Rongotea Co-op Diary Co Ltd 1918-1925, when it began the collection of home separated cream for butter making, instead of receiving whole milk delivered by the farmers. The factory brands of butter were marketed under “Milkmaid’ and ‘Makino’ and all output was sent to Messrs Collet & Co of Cardiff, Wales for sale.

Digging a drain to take stormwater system from the gasworks in Napier Road to the river.

The Queen and Prince Philip visited Palmerston North on Saturday February 26th, 1977. In this photograph, the Queen is shown chatting to the crowd.

This photograph, looking west towards Featherston Street from Rangitikei Street. On the left of the photo is a two-storey brick building erected by Bett and Bayly in 1915 and occupied in 1927 by Selwyn Motors (part of section 263). On the adjoining section (section 264) is a brick building occupied in 1927 by NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd (later the premises of Dalgety and NZ Loan Ltd). The heritage buildings in this area has been demolished. In front of A E Turner's hairdressing shop is a delivery vehicle for C.M. Ross Department Store.

“Whare-Ona” was built by Adam Burges of Palmerston North in 1905 and was one of Foxton Beach’s first holiday 'batches'. The Burges family, of “Huntly” in Featherston Street, regularly travelled to the beach for holidays, taking the train to Foxton, then going by horse and dray or boat down the river to the beach. Three generations of the Burges family used the beach house until it was sold in 1971.

This two roomed settlers cottage was probably built c 1910. It has vertical planking and is built with of pit-sawn timber. The cottage consists of a sleeping room and an eating room. Cooking was done on an outside stove. It was restored by the Apiti Historical Society in the 1980s. It was lived in for many years by a man whose name was not recorded - it was given to the society after his death by Charlie McKenzie. It was brought into the village from Ridge Road with the help of the Pohangina County Council.

Mrs Eileen Revere Wright, artist, (left) and Mrs Edith Doretta Woodhouse, author, produced the book “Colonial homes of Palmerston North” in 1975. They are seen here autographing copies of their book in the Manawatu Evening Standard Bookshop. The houses are drawn in their original condition and most were built before 1907. Edith Woodhouse was educated at Campbell Street School and Palmerston North Girls' High School. She married Mr H E Woodhouse and had one son Brian. She was a registered music teacher. Eileen Wright taught art and exhibited in Wanganui and Palmerston North.

The Honourable Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972-1974 opening St Peter's College on August 18, 1974. The Roman Catholic School was Palmerston North's fifth secondary school, and was blessed by the Archbishop of Wellington, the most Rev. R J Delargey. The school cost about $1 million and caters for 800 students from form one to seven. At the time of opening the school roll was about 700, comprising of pupils from two Catholic high schools and an intermediate school.

The centenary of municipal local government in Palmerston North was formally recorded at the new Civic Administration building site on 14 August 1977. The Mayor, Mr B G C Elwood (pictured) unveiled a plaque officially marking the beginning of work on the new Council building in October 1974. Mr Elwood is holding an aerial photograph of the development, presented by the contractors Messrs McMillan and Lockwood Ltd. Published in the Manawatū Standard 15 August 1977

Wellington and Manawatu Railway bridge over Waikanae river [between 1885 and 1888]. See http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=625 for more information about this bridge.

Built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, the house was bought by John Henderson Pollock Strang in 1903 and extensively renovated and extended. During 1908-1910 the house was leased by Strang to the Crown for use as the residence of Lord Plunket, Governor General of New Zealand. In 1921 it was sold to William Caccia Birch. It remained in the Caccia Birch family until gifted to the Government in 1941. After various uses it was eventually given to the Palmerston North City Council. It is now called Caccia Birch and serves as a function centre.

Arthur Stanhope Aldrich (Junior) farmed “Matsubara” farm near Bunnythorpe. He married Susanna Sent (of England) in 1900. The family was resident in Takapau in 1908. Kathleen Agnes Aldrich was the eldest daughter. She married Mr P L Dignan, son of the late Hon. Patrick Dignan, a Bank of New Zealand Manager in Auckland, and had two sons, Allen and Bryan. She died in 1922.

The Palmerston North Mounted Rifles, formed in 1891, watched by a crowd as parade around the corner of Church Street and The Square, followed by a Brass Band. The buildings shown are from L to R: W Pegden’s Furniture Warehouse; Frederick Ireland & Co.; D M George’s Drapery; The Occidental, Family and Commercial Hotel; American Candy Company; Mont de Piete

Emily Bartholomew was the wife of Peter Bartholomew, the pioneer sawmiller of Palmerston North, Feilding and Levin. Mr Bartholomew and his partner, Mr Manson, established the first sawmill in Palmerston North in 1871 and three years later, Mr Bartholomew erected Feilding's first mill. The Levin mill was opened in 1888. Mr and Mrs Bartholomew lived in Feilding until 1894, when they moved to Levin.

Palmerston North was represented by three members of the Palmerston North Hospital Board. Christian Voss (5th from left, fourth row); David Buick, Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1908 – 1918 (6th from left, second row); Sir James Wilson (8th from left, front row).

Workman using a hand crank to start the trailer mounted air compressor. A number of houses are visible along Ferguson Street.

the Gorge road was constructed in 1871-1872, opening up Manawatu with Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay. Although this photograph is labelled "Manawatu Gorge shortly after opening", it is thought it is actually some time after 1891 given comparisons with similar photographs.

The lakelet was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. James Nash, Mayor of Palmerston North at the time, opened the Lakelet before a crowd on October 27 1909. The Lakelet is shaped as a butterfly, with the 'wings' bisected by a bridge as its body. It is also referred to as the Butterfly Lake. The small domed structure to the right is the Observatory. Constructed in 1903, it was demolished in 1938 after falling into a very dilapidated state. The domed structure to the left is the Band Rotunda. This is the second rotunda to sit in The Square. The first was constructed in 1889 and moved to the Victoria Esplanade in 1907 to make way for the structure in this photograph. The second rotunda was demolished in 1956 to make way for the Hopwood Clock Tower.

Pipes, being transported by rail for the construction of the Mangahao electric power scheme. After being delayed by the first world war construction began in late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924. The Managahao Scheme provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa.

Includes some of the adjoining suburbs near the Railway Station and Queen Elizabeth College. This, the third railway station for Palmerston North, was opened 21 October 1963. It was designed by the Architectural Section of the Railways Chief Civil Engineer's Office and the contractor was J L McMillan and Co. Ltd of Palmerston North.