Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life of Elworthy Thomas Doddrell (1868-1950). Employed by Collinson and Cunninghame in 1910, he suggested to the store owners that they install a Christmas grotto, ...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 18, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Women in the 1930s-1950s sewed and mended clothes and other household items by hand and on sewing machines. The heritage textile items created are now sought after at a...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          December 4, 2010

A family photograph album of unknown origin. The images appear to span the 1930s-1970s and includes Foxton School class photograph (1970), unidentified rugby team, Te Hauke war memorial, soldiers during World War Two, and portraits of unidentified...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1930 to circa 1980

Section 1: The Crown Studios; Pegdens Furniture Warehouse; H.S. Porteous, grocer; DM George, draper and clothier; Wacker's Zealandia Shoe Repair Depot; B.H. Just, nurseryman; Bert Pratt, Hairdressers and Tobacconist; Occidental Hotel - built in th...

Creator:      L Martin
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1915

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Brian Dredge recalls his father Cyril Dredge's war time experiences and career. Cyril Dredge joined the Manawatū Home Guard during World War II. He was an active member...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          September 4, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. From the early 20th century, retailers in Palmerston North placed jingles to sell products in the local newspapers. Chemist product, cures for ailments, were commonly a...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          October 30, 2010

Trucks parked at an unidentified demolition site.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          unknown

A view of Main Street with a focus on the car park building for the Downtown mall and movie complex. The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, located on Broadway Avenue, is in the distance.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          199X

Camper vans used by fans following the British and Irish Lions rugby tour parked in Church Street. The photo is undated but it is assumed to be from 2005.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          2005?

Women playing rugby at Ongley Park.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          198X

City Council mini buses parked on Main Street. The bus depot was located next to the post office. Mini buses were used before full size buses were purchased.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1989

West End School, College Road, was opened on 1 July 1913 to cope with the burgeoning school age population of the town. Mr A O Buchler was appointed headmaster; Mr F C Campbell , first assistance; Miss H Park, Infant Teacher; Mrs Finlayson, Custod...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Corner of Botanical and College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1973

The Coronation Memorial Fountain was built in 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII, and also commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Borough of Palmerston North, and the achievement of city status in 1930.

It was originally sited near the...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1978

A view of of the centre of The Square looking south down Main Street towards the railway yards. Hopwood Clocktower and the war memorial are in the foreground.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1964

Fire engines parked in front of the Palmerston North Fire Station at 50 Cook Street.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          50 Cook Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1986

A close-up of a Kerrin Galvin’s, Toby the Tram, from the New Plymouth Model Engineering Club. the photo was taken at the Palmerston North Model Engineering Clubs track at Marriner Reserve, near Monrad Park, Palmerston North.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Marriner Reserve, Palmerston North
Date:          2002

Graham Harris’ NZR Single Fairly S216. It is coal fired and is seen steaming up on a wet Locomotion weekend. Present are Graham Harris, Doug Chambers, Jim Curtis and one other unknown. The men are working at the Palmerston North Model Engineering ...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Marriner Reserve, Palmerston North
Date:          2002

The war memorial and band rotunda in The Square

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1952

Coronation Fountain was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It was moved from the centre of The Square to make way for the War Memorial (built 1925). A birdbath surrounded the fountain and the overflow filled the goldfish pond...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2004

These images were taken for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 21st of April 1975 with the caption “Malcolm Nell, the Marist prop, is too late to stop Feilding half-back Les Barnett from getting his pass away during the ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          April 21, 1974

These images were taken for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 26th August 1974 with the caption: “Manawatu's big prop Roy Roberts sets sail for the line during yesterday's rugby league representative match against Hawke...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          August 26, 1974

These images were taken by Dean Shirriffs for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 18th of September 2000 with the caption: “Jet-Propelled: Ohakea and Manawatu winger Trevor Baker blasts past Taranaki's Vinnie Hill yesterd...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          September 18, 2000

These images were taken by Dean Shirriffs for the Evening Standard, on the 18th of September 2000 but were not chosen for publication.

An article by Tony Coffin read: “An emphasis on attacking at training this week proved the difference when the ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          September 18, 2000

These images were taken for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 12th of May 1975 with the caption “[Obscured]… Murray (left) of Wellington has just flicked the ball on, and already Apu […] lor (Manawatu) is on his way aft...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          May 12, 1975

These images were taken for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 7th of April 1975 with the caption “Commonwealth Games heavyweight boxer Fisi Brown, this time decked out in a Marist rugby league jersey, receives the atten...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          April 7, 1975

These images were taken by Susan Clark for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 26th April 1990 with the caption: “Taranaki’s Henry Katene charges into the arms of Manawatu's Anthony Farmer (left) in yester day's match at ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          April 26, 1990

These images were taken by Maurice Costello for the Evening Standard, the first of which was published on the 1st of October 1990 with the caption: “Kia Ora's Bunny Gripp looks away from the outside support of Peter Butler as he's tackled by Otahu...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1, 1990

This image was taken by Mark Lapwood for the Evening Standard, and was published on the 20th of June 1988 with the caption: “Manawatu centre Paul Dilley nearly breaks through the tackles of Taranaki's Peter Ngatai (ground) and Gary Kitto. Mike Mor...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Johnston Park, Feilding
Date:          June 20, 1988

These images were taken by Mark Lapwood for the Evening Standard but were not published with others from the same match ( 20th June 1988 edition).

Mike Behrens’ short article read: “BRAVE defence wasn't enough for Manawatu when it lost a rugby le...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Johnston Park, Feilding
Date:          June 20, 1988

This image was taken by Mark Lapwood for the Evening Standard, and was published on the 20th of June 1988 with the caption: “Manawatu rugby league captain Mike Morgan stops Taranaki second rower Roger Pokere as Darryl Te Amo prepares to finish the...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Johnston Park, Feilding
Date:          June 20, 1988