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Esplanade

Cars are parked by flower beds in bloom at the Victoria Esplanade.

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Paddling pool Memorial Park

Memorial Park (previously named Fitzroy Park) at Terrace End, was formerly a metal pit used by the Railways Department for ballast, from about 1876-1937. The Palmerston North City Council purchased the 21 acre site in 1938 and developed it into a ...

Creator:      Maurice Thompson
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 14, 1965

"Relaxing in the Noonday Sun" Visitors in the Square

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 February 1961: "Visitors to the city yesterday are here seen relaxing in the Square gardens and taking full advantage of the bright sunshine."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1961-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Palmerston North Public Library under construction, corner of Main Street and The Square

This building was the fifth to house the Palmerston North Municipal Library, and the second to be built specifically as a library. The City Council approved the plans for the multi-purpose project in July 1963 and building was completed November 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1964

Erection of sunscreens on the Palmerston North Public Library

Three floors of the then new library building were fitted with 311 sun-deflectors 25 June 1965. Each screen was two feet high. This building operated as the public library in Palmerston North from 1965-1996.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Corner of Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          June 25, 1965

View of Main Street from the Hopwood Clock Tower

A view of Main Street from the Hopwood Clock Tower during the early 1960s.

The cleared construction site was to be used for Palmerston North's new 3-storey library on the corner of Main Street and The Square, opposite the Post Office. Constructio...

Creator:      Ian Palmer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa July 1963

Construction of the Public Library - exterior - Resource cover image

Construction of the Public Library - exterior

A series of images spanning 4 May - 14 September, 1965, depicting the construction of the Public Library on the corner of Main Street and The Square. The library was officially opened on 4 November, 1965.

Creator:      "Wally D' - W. R. Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1965

Public Library Water Feature

The water feature in the newly opened Palmerston North Public Library.

Creator:      "Wally D' - W. R. Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 1965

First Issue of Books at Palmerston North Library, Main Street

First issue of books from the Palmerston North City Library opened 4 November 1965 on the corner of Main Street East and The Square. Ivor Westwood and his son Rodney are shown at the Issue Desk.

Creator:      W R Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 31, 1966

Alison Mildon, Palmerston North childhood 1950s-60s - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 4 December 2018.

Alison Mildon. Summary: Family cars. Restrictions on overseas currency. Primary school. Localised communities. World War Two and ages of children. Getting to secondary school (Freyberg). Drivi...

Creator: Stuart Birks
Date: December 4, 2018

Diana Steffert Part 1, Family life, 1960s- - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 24th January 2023. Part 1 of 2 To Palmerston North in 1965, husband at Vet School. Built a house in new housing area and still there. Rural area. Riverdale School opened previous yea...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 24, 2023

Group discussion, part 1, food reminiscencies - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 19th March 2024. Part 1 of 2. Sunday roast dinners. No refrigerators. Perishable food was kept in safes with air flow. Roast chicken only for special occasions. Difference between European and A...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 19, 2024

Diving Boards - Opening of Lido Swimming Complex

The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got under was 23 January 1965 and was officially opened 15 November 1966. The Lido consists of indoor and ...

Creator:      R H Abraham
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1966

Clock Tower, The Square, on cover of Palmerston North telephone book

In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 for the construction of a clock tower, to house the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. It was completed in 1957. Originally it included a soun...

Creator:      New Zealand Post Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1967

Engagement Party: Peter Loader and Heather Stone

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s July 1960 edition but was not published. Featured are the family and friends of “Mr Peter Loader of Wellington and Miss Heather Stone of Palmerston North photographed at a party to celebrate ...