This image was published in the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Mr Stonehouse and the chairman of the City Council's Community Development Committee, Cr Maureen Bird, studying the Japanese version of the...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Gordon McGregor and Vikki True (obscured), from the Palmerston North City Council's town clerk's departm...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Mr Young points to the bridge's trouble spot, which is supported by the steel trusses below it.”
An exc...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Vintage vehicles crammed together, with modern cars in the background - just one small part of last week...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date: August 27, 1978
This image was published in the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.
An excerpt from the article read: “Negotiations about the sale of old fire stations in Palmerston North and Feilding have reached "the interesting stage" sa...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 20, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Take a pot of glue, plenty of coloured paper and some other odds and ends, and leave the rest to a child...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published.
An excerpt from the article read: “Negotiations about the sale of old fire stations in Palmerston North and Feilding have...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Feilding
Date: August 20, 1978
These images were taken for the September 24th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “…not all the boats made it through the Gorge and three men were injured in a spectacular collision ju...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Manawatū River
Date: September 24, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “A fancy dress party for several hundred children may be fun – but it’s good to get away from the dancing...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: North Street School, Feilding
Date: August 20, 1978
The Puketotara Estate was located on the western bank of the Oroua River in the vicinity of its junction with the Manawatūorou River. The Pascal brothers, Claud and John, emigrated to New Zealand from France. They were involved in the flax industr...
Creator: Roy McLennan
Place: Puketotara Station, Ourua, Manawatū
Date: 1886
The Chief Palmerston North Post Office was built 1905-1906, designed by the architect Joshua Charlesworth. It was extended in both the 1920's and 1937. After the Wellington earthquake in 1942, the clock tower was removed. The building remained in ...
Creator: John Perrin (Junior)
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1905 to 1906
This photograph consists of two views. One is of the bridge over the lakelet in the Square with the Post Office (erected 1905-1906 in the background. The second is of the bridge over the lakelet in the Square with the with the Occidental Hotel in ...
Creator: A Rickard, Palmerston North
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1910 to 1925
Looking north over the city from the top of the old Public Library building on Main Street. In the distance at right can be see the multi storey Palmerston North Hospital. St Patrick's Cathedral spire is the other notable landmark. The building on...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1980
This postcard shows The Square in the early 1900s with Main Street running off at centre top. During this time the railway ran down the centre of Main Street and through the centre of The Square, as seen behind the band rotunda. Prominent features...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1907
The Chief Palmerston North Post Office was built 1905-1906 and was extended in both the 1920's and again in 1937, as seen in this photograph. It was designed by Mr J Charlesworth and built by James Trevor and Sons. The clock and chimes were instal...
Creator: K H Shea
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
This postcard is of The Square - Main Street is shown running through the middle of the image. Prominent features of this postcard are the band rotunda and the old Post Office. The original, smaller, structure was built 1899 and moved to the Victo...
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1909
This image was published in the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Ms Gray with issue number ne of ‘Hard Times’.”
An excerpt from the article read: “A ‘union for the unemployed’ is about to be formed in Pa...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Frank's Pool Rooms, Broadway, Palmerston North
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 13th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Surrounded by "Super Sid books, the man himself autographs another copy for Mrs Ngaire Cheetham.”
An ex...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Broadway, Palmerston North
Date: August 13, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Murray Gribbin used his feet to publicise the work done by Youthline the other day - he ran to Wellingto...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 20, 1978
This image was published in the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “’There now that didn’t hurt did it?’ charge sister Peggy McLeod says to Feilding’s Jim Horner, holding 500 ml of blood that was flowing thr...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: 54 George Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 20, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Mr Young points to the bridge's trouble spot, which is supported by the steel trusses below it.”
An exc...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Pupils and staff of the Palmerston North Girls' High School embark on a two week educational trip to Fij...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Mr Worboys ‘presents’ the weighty scales to Mr Doolan.”
The article read: “Turning scrap metal into cas...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Just why are you adults interrupting us when we've got more important things to do? Trying out their ne...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 20, 1978
These images were taken for the August 27th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published.
An excerpt from the article read: “Life was winding down for Josie Jones eight years ago. Her children were growing up an...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 27, 1978
These images were taken for the July 30th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption “The producer also acts in the play... Adrian Ogier, with a rose clenched between his teeth, hams it up for...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 30, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published.
The article read: “Pupils from the Palmerston North Karate School are shown taking part in the school's first tournament ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North Concert Chamber
Date: August 20, 1978
These images were taken for the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Andy Joseph tests the spa pool's steaming waters for temperature while other conference members discuss ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 20, 1978
This image was published in the August 20th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Sue Wilson (left) and Julia Sutherland with VSA's raffle tickets, information about VSA - and a book written by VSA's first selection offic...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: August 20, 1978
These images are believed to have been taken for an article which was published in the July 23rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the images were not published with the text.
The article read: “A five day plan to quit smoking. That...
Creator: The Tribune
Date: July 23, 1978