This image ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on December 14 1960 with the caption, "Large crowds, mostly women, appear to be making last-minute attempts to buy presents. This photo shows a normally quiet crossing in the morning, patronised by s...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Rangitikei Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on December 19 1969 with the caption, "Evening Standard paperboys attending their annual Christmas party this morning. They were guests of the management. Seasons greetings...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1st December 1965 "The Palmerston North Public Relations Officer (Mr. P. Brunton) and his assistants, Misses G. Bayer and I. Watford, had a change of jobs today when th...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 30, 1965

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

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 7th December 1965 "In heavy rain these two men begin the task of erecting the Christmas Cross on top of the clock tower."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          December 7, 1965

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

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

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

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

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "The public relations officer (Mr. P. Brunton) and his secretary (Miss I. Watford) read the last of the 4513 letters to Father Christmas received by t...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 23, 1965

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

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

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21st December 1965 "Over 70 crippled children, accompanied by the field officer (Mrs. I.J. Nicholls) and several voluntary helpers, were the guests of the Palmerston Nor...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 20, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13th December 1965 "To earn [obscured] for Christmas, a number of secondary school students have taken jobs for part of the holidays. These two lads are seen helping Mr....

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Terrace End, Palmerston North
Date:          December 13, 1965

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard. It depicts employee Alan Dickson with Christmas food pacels. Alan was employed at the newspaper from 1987 until 2003. He started at the front counter, then moved to circulation then ad...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:           Palmerston North
Date:          December 1988

This image was taken by The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 December 1962, but did not run in the paper.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 21, 1962

[Image of Father Christmas, accompanied by two Christmas fairies, with the horse & cart in the background.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 27, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 December 1958: "The nurses of the Palmerston North Hospital entertained the patients by singing carols through the wards on Christmas Eve. Here is a scene of the nurs...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 26, 1958

A Christmas card sent to Evilyn and Trevor Shannon from 'Uncle Pat'. From the archives of the 'Shannon Family'.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1929

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1962, "No children's Christmas party would be complete without Santa Claus to distribute presents. At the combined Buffalo Lodges philanthropic committee's...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 17, 1962

Menu of the Christmas Day meal served to the Wellington Mounted Rifles troops serving in Egypt during World War One. From the archive of 'A F Batchelar'.

Creator:      Wellington Mounted Rifles
Date:          December 1914

The programme from the 1989 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa December 2, 1989

The programme from the 1990 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1990-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

The programme from the 1993 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1993-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Members of boys' brigade dressed in uniform stand in formation.

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          1970

In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decorations from Regent Street. Ten lines of lights were purchased at a cost of £2,820 - 9 lines consisting of 1 large...

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          1970s

A nocturnal view from Te Marae o Hine, The Square, looking down Rangitikei Street, showing the illuminated Christmas decorations. In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of Londo...

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          1970s

A view past the fountains in the Butterfly lakelet, showing Christmas lights in Te Marae o Hine, The Square. In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decoratio...

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          1970s

The presents were packed at the offices of the Manawatu Racing Club, alongside the premises of Reid & Grey Ltd, to be distributed by a number of Father Christmases with the help of local citizens. This was to mark the first Christmas after the end...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 25, 1918

Looking down Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, from the corner of The Square and Broadway, showing Christmas decorations strung across the street. The photograph features the three buildings that comprised Collinson and Cunninghame Ltd, establish...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1971