This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

This cricket team played in Mr Bell’s paddock and consisted of young men from many farms in the Kairanga district. Arthur Hobbs is standing third from right and Will Hobbs is standing second from right.

A gathering at St Lukes in Kairanga on the 15th of December, thought to be 1951. It is thought this might have been the opening of the Church. Though the principle builders were Isaac Brothers, local farmers pitched in with some of the concrete work. In addition, many of the furnishings were donations from the community. For more information, see Kairanga: More Than One Hundred Years, by R G Mildon.

Remains of the Kairanga Dairy Factory on Rongotea Road.

A class of pupils and teachers at Kairanga School. Kairanga School opened 10 December 1888 and is situated 10km from the centre of Palmerston North city on the corner of Rongotea Road and Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road

The pupils are (from left): Back row - J Burmeister, M Guy, No. Davey, N Collis, M Collis, A Passey, J Mallet, J Cummins, U Collis; Second to back row - R collis, P Cohr, J Guy, P Turner, J Killgour, B Mallet, J Yule, J Davey, R Burmeister, Pl Pratt, N Collis; Third to back row - J Collis, A Eagles, C Teague, Unknown, B Divehall, Young, A Cooper, Young, G Passey, (Unknown), D Qernkey; Fourth to back row - D Clarke, J Burmeister, L Scales, L Teague, E Collis, H Coh, H Burmeister, R Cooper, L Matheson; Front row - J Pratt, B Turner, J Beisley, E Burmeister, G Pratt, C Kerrins, R Newman. The teachers at this time were Francis Cummins (Headmistress) and Elizabeth W Lyons. Kairanga School opened 10 December 1888 and is situated 10km from the centre of Palmerston North city on the corner of Rongotea Road and Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road

This hall, situated adjacent to Kairanga School, was a land mark of Kaianga from 1906 until its replacement by the present hall during the 1950s.

The building was constucted in 1888, and the school opened 10 December 1888. The school was demolished in 1970.

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Kairanga School opened 10 December 1888. Donald Martin the Head Teacher is shown far right. Kairanga is approximately 9 kilometres from Palmerston North, past Longburn.

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

The original Davey residence was constructed by Sam Davey, a farmer of Kairanga, about 1887 and the right hand portion added later. Sam Davey was also a contractor and voluntary mailman in the Kairanga area from 1896-1924, when rural delivery was introduced. The house was still standing in 1990 with shingles under the iron on the roof and newspaper dated 1887 pasted on the interior of the wall boards under the wallpaper.

[A large group of people watch as children parade in front with their bicycles. The bikes are decorated, the boy in front wearing a clown costume. There are balloons and bunting decorating the area.]

Willie and Jessie Balsillie of Kairanga, about 1910. By 1915-1917, John Balsillie had an address of 10 Massey Street in Palmerston North. Originally he farmed in Kairanga, next to the Kearns family. Jessie married Burt Wingate of Longburn and she passed away on 30/10/1962.William John Balsillie (39934) was a Lance Corporal in the Otago Regiment, NZEF, 2nd Battalion. He died at Passchendalle, WWI - on 12/10/1917 at 31 years of age. The names of soldiers from the NZ units are inscribed on panels within the New Zealand Memorial Apse found at the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery (9 kilometres north-east of the Ieper town center). See www.cwgc.org

A View of the first hotel in Bunnythorpe, original Post Office, Hall and Anglican Church.

[An older man and three women stand in from a building. They all are wearing badges. A small group of people stand to the side.]

A view of crowd at St Lukes in Kairanga, thought to be attending the opening of the church.Though the principle builders were Isaac Brothers, local farmers pitched in with some of the concrete work. In addition, many of the furnishings were donations from the community. For more information, see Kairanga: More Than One Hundred Years, by R G Mildon.

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.

Kairanga Primary School pupils and teachers lined up outside the Kairanga School, which was remodelled in 1910. The Kairanga School was established in 1888, and from 1897 to c1924, also served as the Post Office for the area. The Head Teacher, Mr Donald Martin (who also served as Post Master) is seated on the far right. Miss Seator is the teacher on the far left of the front row. Thirda row from front, far left (behind teacher), wearing white yoke is Margaret Mildon. Second row from front - third girl in is Norah Kearns.

From left. Back row: Donald Martin, Head Teacher; Unknown; Wilf Petersen; Len Collis; George Davey; - Jensen (Richard Harrison?); Norman Martin; Unknown; Unknown; Wes Kilgour; Harold Jensen; Laurie Lancaster. Second Back Row: Connie Davey; Mary Cohr; Clara Harrison; Nita Harrison; Edie Teague; Norah Kearins; Unknown; Unknown; Alice Lancaster. Middle Row: Annie Teague; Hilda Lancaster; Marion Martin (between rows); Ellie Harrison; Dorrie Capp; Myrtle Collis; Flo Lancaster; Alma Collis; Karen Cohr; Charlie Osborne; Oliver Collis. Second Front Row: Helen Martin; Emma Osborne; Rene Small; Dottie Howe; Annie Cohr; Ivy Capp Alma Collis; Bessie Martin; Caroline Martin; Hannah Cohr; Nellie Cook; Gertie Jensen. Front Row: Fred Capp; Gordon Collis; - Jensen; - Jensen; Dough Collis; Alf Capp; Richard Harrison; Bill Davey.

This house was constructed in 1897 and was a well-known landmark in the Kairanga district. It was situated alongside the school, and was demolished about 1965.

Bunnythorpe is a small rural community, close to Palmerston North. it was established in the 'Manchester Block' in the 1870s. This view shows the Hotel, the old Post Office, the Hall, the new Post Office and the Railway Station. The hotel is the second to be built on the site, aafter the first, built in 1892, was destroyed by fire in May 1910.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 9th December 1965 "Hilda Hoeksema (Dux, Kairanga School.)"

The Manawatu County celebrated its centennial over 2-3 April 1977. This is one of the floats that took part in the procession.

The Bolinda Estate lay between Milsons Line and Setters Line, and the Bunnythorpe Kairanga Road and Newbury Line, in Manawatu.

 Front view of the 7-roomed house at 77, Kairanga Road, the most distant point from the Mangaone stream on the Chapman farm in the north-west corner of Palmerston North. The family moved here c1915 after vacating the house they had occupied since 1901 on the corner of Boundary Road and Kairanga Road (present-day Tremaine Avenue and Botanical Road). Seen here are William Chapman and his sheepdog ‘Don’.  

Aerial photograph of properties on Lockwood Road, Kairanga.

Aerial photograph of properties on Lockwood Road, Kairanga.

Aerial photograph of properties on Lockwood Road, Kairanga.