During World War One Manawaroa Te Awe Awe offered the Government the use of part of his farm for a training camp, to replace the camp at Trentham (Wellington) which had been evacuated. Samuel Jickell, Palmerston North Borough Council Civil Engineer, prepared a comprehensive report on the drainage, sanitation and water supply of Trentham Military Camp, and when he laid out the Rangiotu camp near Palmerston North in 1915 he made sure that the poor conditions at Trentham were not repeated. During 1915 men from the 1st & 2nd New Zealand Rifle Brigade and the Earl of Liverpool’s Own Regiment used the land. Initially the camp was situated where the Rangiotu School was but later it moved 1 mile west, opposite Pyke’s Road. The entire camp was moved by hand and occupied approx. 3000 acres and could accommodate 2,000 men. To avoid cutting up the ground, no wheeled vehicles were allowed in the camp.

Buidling a bridge across what is thought to be the Mangaone Stream.

Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Palmerston North being given the status of Borough were held 27 February – 4 March 1927. Early settlers, seated in the grandstand of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral (A & P) Association Showgrounds, were acknowledged for the part they played, on the 4 March 1927.

Methodist services began in Palmerston North in 1872, and this first Methodist Church was constructed in Broad Street (later Broadway) in 1875.

Andrew Guy was a barrister and solicitor of Palmerston North. From left: Mary Alma Guy (Mrs M Harding, then Mrs J Macky); Elfrida Eileen Guy (Mrs S J Hanna of Auckland); Andrew Guy; Roland Wallace Guy (killed in World War One); Kenneth Graham Guy (lived in Sydney and retired to NZ); Margaret Isobel Guy (single); Mrs Ellen Guy (nee Bibby); Andrew Douglas Guy (farmer of North Auckland). Two more children, Duncan Keith Guy (farmer of Koputaroa) and Aland Hector Guy (stock agent of Wairarapa), were born after this photograph was taken.

The first International Agricultural Aviation Show was held at Milson Airport, Palmerston North. Over 60 aircraft attended from all over New Zealand, and a crowd of 2,000 were entertained with a flypast of 64 planes. It attracted thousands of spectators and featured flying displays and static exhibits.

The Mangahao Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near the town of Shannon, Horowhenua. After being delayed by WWI, the laying of access roads and foundation testing was started by late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924. It makes use of Mangahao River through a series of tunnels and pipelines totaling 4.8 kilometers in the Tararua Ranges. The Mangahao Power Station became the power station for Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. As of 2012, it is jointly owned and operated by Todd Energy and King Country Energy.

Milking cows at Arthur and William Gloyn’s milking shed. The farm was still operated by descendants of Mr L Gloyn in 1980.

The camping ground was established in 1925, adjacent to the Victoria Esplanade. It is now called the Palmerston North Holiday Park.

This photograph shows the Tiritea School class of 1899. The headmaster at the time was Mr P Matheson. Back row, from left: R Munro, N Greer, J Monro, T Twistleton, A Perry, S Greer, R Munro, L Donald, P Munro, B Forrester-Pratt, F Farmer. Girls sitting from left: E Greer, L Kendall, M Stallard, N Stallard, V Kendall, E Farmer, L Farmer. Front: L Munro, C Perry, G Greer, H Perry, D Honore, B Farmer, H Honore.

This post card appears to have been taken from or near the top of the Old Post Office. On Church Street West, the Evening Standard and Municipal Chambers stand beside All Saints Church (built 1878). On the Square's corner is the Grand Hotel (built 1906), the Manawatu Daily Times (on this site until 1913, J Mortenson's Watchmakers, R Hannah's Bootmakers, William Park's Bookshop (in business until 1910) and J.P. Leary's (on the site until about 1931) and the Coles Building (now the PNCC Central Administration Building).. The small white building in the Square is an observatory. The Coronation Monument, built to commemorate Edward VII's coronation, is in the left of the picture. It is now in the corner of the Square nearest to Broadway. It is now part of a fountain. The postcard shows 'intensive railway yards' along Main Street West. The rotunda visible is the second that was placed in the Square. The first, a smaller structure, was built in 1899, but moved to the Victoria Esplanade in 1907. The rotunda in this picture was built shortly after that. It was demolished in 1956 to make way for the Hopwood Clock Tower in 1956.

This photograph shows the Palmerston North Tennis and Croquet Courts. Note Palmerston North Girls' High School in the background.

Shown here is the mural at Square Edge being created by three unidentified artists.

This was later the Bleakley’s Store; the last owner was Vernon Jones. The store burnt down about 1966.

The Rangiwahia School in 1912 with F C Campbell as Head Teacher. The school was opened in 1895 with the a class roll of 37. It was later enlarged to accommodate 60 pupils. The School grounds consisted of four acres with the Kiwitea Stream flowing through it.