This photograph, showing Dennis Rickards in the backyard of his recently constructed home at 125 Vogel Street, Roslyn, was taken with a Brownie E. camera. Rickards' purchased the property in about 1950 and had a house constructed by A. Arnold in c.1951-52. The wooden wheelbarrow was made by hand by his neighbour, Fred Andrews. The shed on the left served as a chicken coup, bicycle and garden shed. Rickards is digging up the clay soil so that field tiles can be laid.

This document is included in the larger PNCC file 'Correspondence for Staff - Custodian Womens Rest Rooms,' 1932-1985.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel Orthodox church. After World War 2, a large group of displaced persons from Europe settled in Manawatū, bringing with them their own cultural and religeous beliefs. After the orthodox monastry in Kimbolton Road closed in 1980, the Kopytko family established an orthodox chapel on their property in Palmerston North. The chapel attracted a growing group of parishioners from the Soviet Union, the new Russia, the Balkans and other new independent states from that region. It operated up until 2013, when the house was sold.

Certicate issued to Sydney Alexander Thomson which reads,

"Statement of Service of Apprentice

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a Contract of Apprenticeship was entered into on the 15th day of July 1937 , between Sydney Alexander Thomson as apprentice, and THE BERRY ENGINEERING WORKS LIMITED as employer, in the Engineering trade for a term of five as apprentice years and that the said apprentice ceased the employment as apprentice on 30th June, 1947 after having served for five years (Specify period served)

The present last known address of the said apprentice is ... 6 Mansford Place, Palmerston North.

Dated at Palmerston North this First day of July 1947.

THE BERRY ENGINEERING WORKS LTD.
[signature]
Employer. Secretary.

42 Ashley Street, Palm. Nth.
Address.

Mr. S. A. Thomson,
6 Mansford Place, PALMERSTON NORTH.

Copy for your information.

[signature]
District Inspector of Factories 2/7/47.

5,000/10/46-11117]"

Sydney's apprenticeship was interrupted by World War Two, during which he served as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm in England.

Print showing the Palmerston North Technical School class of 1935. The back of the print reads, "PN Technical School 169 Boys - 1935" and "[?] Thomson".

Palmerston North Technical School was founded in 1902, with art classes conducted by the Wanganui Education Board. 1906 saw organization of Technical Classes handed to Palmerston North Boys' High Board of Governors. Mr. F. D. Opie was appointed the first Director in 1908 and worked tirelessly building the role and expanding options until his death in early 1924. the secondary School moved to Rangitikei Street in 1956 and was renamed Queen Elizabeth College.

This postcard of the Square shows the South side of the Square, from Church Street West to Main Street West. The buildings, from left, are: the old All Saints Church, The Grand Hotel, The Daily Times, Watchorn's Jewellers, R Hannah Bootmaker, William Park Bookseller, R Leary Chemists, Leary and Dixon ('The Home of Music'), Furness Show Store and the Coles Building (demolished May 1974 to build the PNCC Central Administration Building). There is a a man sitting on one of the park benches enjoying the view of floral displays in the Square.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Taoroa Suspension Bridge, 18 kilometres from Utiku spanned 86 metres above the Rangitikei River. It opened in May 1911. In 1960, a farmer transporting sheep died when the bridge collapsed under the weight of the loaded truck.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. A coalition of groups and individuals joined together in 1985 to protest against a proposed rugby tour to South Africa. Locally, Coalition Against the Tour (CAT) was formed in Palmerston North to stop the proposed tour "via non-violent means". A silent march of 5000 protestors converged on Te Marae o Hine/The Square on 3 May. The marchers were peaceful and did not respond to about 25 hecklers. Public support for cancelling the tour grew throughout the country. The tour was cancelled in July and CAT, having served its purpose, came to an end.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Between 1879 and 1909, a unit of New Zealand's volunteer defence force practised drills in Stafford Street, Feilding. This group of volunteers was a respected and important part of the Feilding community. Their only only military campaign came in 1881 when the Rifles marched on to Parihaka. They served as reserve troops for the armed constabulary that invaded Parihaka.
Voluntary military groups were common throughout Aotearoa at this time. The units were disbanded when compulsory military training was introduced in 1909.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The stories about the lives of service personnel named on war memorials have often been lost in time. Their stories lived in the memories of their relatives, who are often no longer with us. Dorothy Pilkington writes about a research project to discover the identity and stories of the young men who served in World War 1. She discovered the life story of Alexander James (Jim) Low, a soldier memorialised on the Feilding War Memorial in Manchester Square. The research uncovered details of his early lfe and his service during Woirld war 1.

This map shows Kairanga County as it stood in 1916.

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in 1988 to form the first Manawatū District Council. In 1989 most of the former Kairanga County territory was amalgamated into the Palmerston North City Council boundary.

Enjoying a quiet moment on Salisbury Street, Ashhurst. The road became part of SH3 due to the closure of the Manawatū Gorge but was quiet during lockdown - one of the positive parts of the lockdown.

Logo for the Centennial production of Under The Sun.

Jenny McLeod was commissioned by the city of Palmerston North to compose music to commemorate its centenary in 1971. The resulting work, Under The Sun, was performed twice during Palmerston North's Centennial production, on 29 and 30 May 1971. With Under The Sun, ‘New Zealand ceases forever to be a provincial society’ wrote playwright Bruce Mason in the New Zealand Listener.

Under The Sun was the major cultural event of the Palmerston North centennial. It was brought to production by Peter Tulloch. The work included more than 1000 performers, some 440 of them school children. There were four orchestras, six choirs, ten conductors, a rock band and stroboscopic lighting, with images of children’s paintings projected around the perimeter of the Pascal St stadium, where it was performed. This ‘total theatre experience’ was the initiative of Morva Croxson and told the story of the galaxy.

Festival of Cultures Lantern Parade 2018

Savage Crescent is in the West End area of Palmerston North, bounded by College Street, Cook Street and Park Road. Fifty acres was bought by the Government for the development, and between then and 1944, 245 state houses were built. For the time, Savage Crescent was designed upon the most modern ideas, as a garden suburb, with a large central, recreational area, communal garages and a variety of house designs built for the sun and with ample gardens. While the majority of the houses in Savage Crescent are now privately owned, the precinct remains as a significant example of state housing in New Zealand.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 December 1962, "In Palmerston North for the national women's softball tournament, Miss C. Corbett (left) and Miss J. Shelton of Wellington, spent a damp time in their tent at the Palmerston North motor camp last night. They are seen putting out their sleeping bags to dry today."

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.
Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a variety of makes and models of cars, streetscapes, bicycles and pedestrians.

Text found with film:
"Fitzherbert St, clock tower - too flickery very little of use"

M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-1988.

This plan for the new Palmerston North Post Office was designed by the architect Joshua Charlesworth (1861-1925) for the Public Works Department in 1903. The original plan is held by Archives New Zealand as part of the contract file for the agreement between the Public Works Department and James Trevor & Sons, Wellington.

Written on the postcard is "This is the water fall where Palmerston gets it town water supply from you will see me sitting by myself in a white shirt this is the place where we was going in the motor car taken with my camera Bert." Bert Albert is the person sitting in a white shirt.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 January, 1959. "Im so frightened. I don't know how I am going to do the part," confides Niki in 17-month-old Lynette Owen-Taylor at the Opera House yesterday. Niki had been chosen to play a small walk-on part in "Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath" and Lynette, whose parents play leading roles assures Niki that stage life is fun."

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 February 1961: "Visitors to the city yesterday are here seen relaxing in the Square gardens and taking full advantage of the bright sunshine."

Balloons released at the opening of Broadway Avenue following it's redevelopment.

Go-Kart Racing on Broadway Avenue

William Park established his book seller, stationer and newsagent business in Palmerston North in 1878. This is his second premises, built 1884, in The Square. William Park is standing second from right.

The official opening by Mr Moohan, Minister of Railways, at the Longburn end of the deviation, just outside Palmerston North. To his right is Mr W B Tennent, Mayor, and Mr W Nash, Prime Minister.

This video shows local events that took place in Palmerston North in the mid 1930s. Subjects include chariot racing, fun in the Esplanade, 50th jubilee of Palmerston North parade in 1937 and footage of a Springbok vs Manawatu match. NOTE: There is no audio to accompany this footage.

This booklet was produced by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. It argues the case that Palmerston North's Milson Airport should have been the home to the Trans-Tasman Air Terminal due to the city's status as the "geographical centre of New Zealand" and the number of train lines that connected the city to the rest of the country. This booklet outlines some interesting information about Milson Airport and Palmerston North in general.

This two story building was erected c1877-1878 on the western corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Street (now Fitzherbert Avenue) and occupied by the Bank of New Zealand until 1901. It was sold to Mr Richard Leary, chemist, of Palmerston North who moved it to a site in Church Street west and converted it into a private residence. It was later owned by Mrs Frederick Riddiford and Captain J D R Hewitt and family. In 1944 it was sold to the Palmerston North Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association for use as Club headquarters. It was demolished in 1972. Mr James Cannons, driving the traction engine through The Square, was employed by the contractor. Another view of this building being moved was published in the Weekly Graphic newspaper 24 August 1901, p365.