Joan Cook (born 1923) was the daughter of Walter and Marjorie McEwen and the granddaughter of David McEwen. Michael Valentine Fitzsimons is the son from her first marriage and Sarah Cook is the daughter from her second marriage.
This image is deri...
Date: 1960s
The Gorge Hotel was built for Thomas and Mary Lowes as an accommodation house. It was situated on top of the terrace opposite Ashhurst Domain, on the southwest side of the road leading from Ashhurst to the bridge over the Manawatū River. The build...
Date: 1908 to 1910
Farm workers, feeding a threshing machine from a hay stack on Marx and Maren Voss' farm. They had emigrated from Denmark with Bishop Monrad’s scheme in 1874.
This image is derived from a copy negative, made from a photograph loaned by Michael Fit...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
From a Voss family photograph album, but does not feature any members of the Voss family. Identified are Bertie Jacobs (first on left) and Olive Bett (fifth from right). The man to the left of Olive is possibly Jack Grant, who later became her hus...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
Image likely taken from the C. M. Ross Building, looking across The Square to Broadway Avenue.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deput...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Broadway, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s to 1970s
William Allwright (1852-1942) was a ferry operator in Bulls. He later moved to Pohangina Road, where he worked as a poultry farmer.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photogr...
Date: circa 1930
Ashhurst was named after Henry George Ashhurst (1820-1882), director of the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation. He was a London colonial merchant who died at Richmond, Surrey, without ever having visited New Zealand. His sister Lucy made a si...
Date: circa 1880
This house was built in 1879 by Charles Bauckham. This photograph shows Mrs Bauckham at the gate. It later became the home of Walter (Wattie) Brewer (1889-1977), a sadler and shoe retailer. Brewer was also actively involved with many groups and co...
Date: circa 1880
The vehicle in this photograph belong to Schnell, who lived at the corner of Harrison Line and Bunnythorpe Road.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not ...
Date: 1925
This railway bridge near Ashhurst was completed in 1890. The railway line that runs through the Manawatū Gorge opened in 1891. This view is taken from the end of Mulgrave Street, Ashhurst.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a pho...
Date: 1890
The shop on the right side of the image is Craven & Brewer's general store, Ashhurst.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a postcard that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City...
Date: circa 1900
William Allwright (1852-1942) was a ferry operator in Bulls. He later moved to Pohangina Road, where he worked as a poultry farmer.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photogr...
Creator: Mr Bauckham
Date: circa 1930
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Date: circa 1910
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Date: circa 1910
This building, on Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst, served as the town's police station from 1896 until 1921. The police constables stationed in Ashhurst during that time were: James Franklin (April 1896 to January 1906); Lott Edward O'Halloran (Februar...
Date: circa 1986
The current Ashhurst Police Station on Guildford Street opened in 1980.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Creator: Peter Knight
Date: circa 1986
This building, on the corner of Mulgrave and Stanford streets, served as the Ashhurst Police Station during the time that Alfred Pennefather was police constable in the town (April 1895 until 31 March 1896). He rented the six room cottage from Tho...
Creator: Peter Knight
Date: circa 1986
Gordon Vincent Wood was police constable in Ashhurst from July 1965 to October 1967. He arrived in Ashhurst from Taranaki and returned to that regions when he was transferred to Stratford.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a pho...
Date: 1960s
Winston Francis Cutts (known as Win) was police constable in Ashhurst from December 1985 to May 1987.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by th...
Date: 1980s
This one room cell was an outbuilding at the third Ashhurst Police Station, which located on Guildford Street from 1922 until 1944. The cell was removed to the back yard of Constable Jock Watt's property in Storford Street in 1960 and used as a sh...
Creator: Ray Carter
Date: circa 1986
This one room cell was an outbuilding to the third Ashhurst Police Station, which was on Guildford Street from 1922 until 1944. The cell was removed to the back yard of Constable Jock Watt's property in Storford Street in 1960 and used as a shed.
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Date: circa 1941
Keith Rowe was police constable in Ashhurst from March 1968 until May 1985. He completed training at Trentham Training School and was posted first to Gisborne before transferring to Ruatoria. Following his retirement, he was voted onto the town co...
Date: circa 1980
Alexander Ward was police constable in Ashhurst from May 1962 to June 1965. He had previously lived in Palmerston North between 1932 and 1940 and played as lock forward for Manawatū.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photogra...
Date: 1962 to 1965
John (known as Jock) Watt was the police constable in Ashhurst from 10 October 1948 until his retirement on 10 May 1962. He was born in Keith, Scotland, and migrated to New Zealand in 1924. Two years later he joined the police in Dunedin and was t...
Date: 1948 to 1962
Alfred Pennefather was police constable in Ashhurst from April 1895 until 31 March 1896. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1840 and married Margaret Charlotte Bateman. Pennefather served in the Otago Provincial Police and the New Zealan...
Date: circa 1896
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879, with Mr F Whibley as the temporary head teacher. The first permanent head teacher was Mr Alfred Gower (c.1880-1887).
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for c...
Date: circa 1910
This photograph is believed to include three sisters from the Platt family.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Date: 1930s
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879, with Mr F Whibley as the temporary head teacher. The first permanent head teacher was Mr Alfred Gower (c.1880-1887).
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for c...
Date: 1881
The railway line that runs through the Manawatū Gorge opened in 1891. Visible on the opposite side of the gorge is the road that was constructed between 1871 and 1872.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loan...
Date: circa 1960
The woman in this picture is Bunty Rugg.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph or slide that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Date: 1970 to 1985