Explore - Manawatū Heritage

"Chief of Staff Visits Ohakea"

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

Caption: "The Cheif of Air Staff (Designate) of the R.A.F., Air Chief Marshall Sir Charles Elworthy, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., D...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          August 1963

"In Charge of Air Communications" Ohakea

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1958: "Nothing is left to chance when an R.N.Z.A.F. flight is arranged. Here L.A.C. W. Meldrum, a woman signaller on the staff at Ohakea, is seen at the radi...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          November 19, 1958

[Foxton Christmas decoration]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Seasons Greetings." [Image of a Christmas decoration in the centre of the road, comprising a sequence of strings of light bulbs on a pole, to suggest...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Foxton
Date:          December 22, 1965

"Navy Recruiting Interview"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 June, 1959. "Commander A. V. Kempthorne, the officer in charge of the Navy Recruiting Board (left), conducts one of a number of interviews at the Palmerston North Cit...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-06-23T00:00:00+00:00

Naval Wedding

Two figures in naval uniform stand alongside two women dressed in wedding attire. Elmar Studio wedding portraits are usually composed with the bride and groom in the centre of the photograph, flanked on either side by the bridesmaid and groomsman.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1949

"Brief Return to Army Camp Life"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 September, 1959. "Major R. M. Martin, the commanding officer of a week-long refresher course for warrant officers at Linton Military Camp, chats with several of the c...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

"Direct Contact With Aircraft Overhead"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 November, 1959. “The highlight during the military training period at the Palmerston North Boys’ High School yesterday for the Air Training Corps section was being ab...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

"Anti-Tank Mine Found"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January, 1963. "The 2nd Squadron of the Engineers' Regiment are seen carrying out a minesweeping exercise at the Linton Military Camp. Six soldiers probe for anti-t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          1963-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

"Medical Corps Holds Exercises at Linton"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 September 1960 "A section of the 35 medical officers who are attending exercises at the Linton Military Camp this weekend. They are listening to a lecture by Colonel ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton
Date:          1960-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

Class III Drivers, 11th Intake, Central District Training Depot, Linton

A group of eight army personnel posed with military vehicles at the Linton Army Camp. This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          November 1953

"From Malaya to the Square" - Squadron No. 14 Parade

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 August 1958, page 6: "Members of No. 14 Squadron, recently returned from Malaya, paraded in the Square yesterday. Although the weather was dismal it was a poor crowd ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 12, 1958

"Greetings to Air Force Chief"

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 1 April, 1959. "The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson at Ohakea." Another photo associated with this article was published and appears...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          1959-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Soldiers and Nurses

A group of military personnel, with three nurses in uniform. Possibly at Linton Army Camp. See also FM104

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1949

Palmerston North Red Cross Transport Workers

This voluntary group (later paid) was set up during WWII. The women had to pass First Aid and mechanics' exams, as well as hold a heavy traffic license to enable them to drive ambulances for the Palmerston North Hospital. They also worked for the ...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

Army assault bridge, Linton Army Camp

This engineering display was to show Engineering Officers and Senior Officers the capabilities of equipment used by the New Zealand Army. The building of an infantry assault bridge, across the lake at Linton Camp, was part of the display.

Creator:      Manawatu Guardian
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1975

Madge Allsop greets Linton Soliders

Madge Allsop - the fictional character created as the 'straight-woman' to Barry Humphries' outrageous female impersonation act Dame Edna Everage - was embodied by English Actress Patricia 'Emily' Perry.

In 1994 while on tour with Humphries, Perr...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp
Date:          June 20, 1994

General White Inspects Guard of Honour - Resource cover image

General White Inspects Guard of Honour

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 May 1958, page 11: "A guard of honour was inspected at Ohakea yesterday after the arrival of the United States Army Commander in Chief in the Pacific, General I.D. Wh...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          May 15, 1958

Christmas Turns the Tables - Resource cover image

Christmas Turns the Tables

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th December 1965 "Observing the ruling tradition at Linton Military Camp on Christmas Day, officers and senior non-commissioned officers serve Christmas dinner to othe...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          December 27, 1965

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding - Resource cover image

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding

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 ...

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1934 to 1948

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1920 to 1933

"Faith in Father Christmas" Letters to Father Christmas

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December 1960 "Sherril Thomson received a thrill when her mother brought her into the city. The Father Christmas in the Square with his letter box proved to be a big ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

"Christmas Mail Rush"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 December 1962, "Twenty-five extra staff are at present helping the terrific flow of Christmas mail in the mail-room of the Palmerston North Post Office. There are si...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 19, 1962

Valuation Roll, Mangaone Riding - Resource cover image

Valuation Roll, Mangaone Riding

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1934 to 1948

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1912 to 1919

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1907 to 1910

Valuation Roll, Fitzherbert Riding

Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1911

"Christmas Shoppers in the Square"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December 1960 "Christmas shoppers are becoming more evident this week. Large crowds, mostly women, appear to be making last-minute attempts to buy presents. This phot...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Strret and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

[Christmas Street Lights]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10th December 1965 "Last night, members of the Palmerston North Lions Club, assisted by the Palmerston North Fire Brigade, hoisted a giant chandelier into position in Co...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Date:          December 10, 1965