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Drawing of construction of road through Manawatū Gorge

A drawing by J T Stewart who was the District Engineer of the Public Works Department. Drawing shows construction of the road through the Manawatu Gorge. Entitled "Manawatu Gorge. Commencement of Road - looking up Gorge from westward", and is sign...

Creator:      J T Stewart
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          May 1871

Drawing of carved palisade posts at old pa, Wairarapa

A drawing by J T Stewart who was the District Engineer of the Public Works Department. Drawing shows two carved palisade posts in old pa, in bush at Wairarapa. Entitled "Figure in old Pa Wairarapa 1862". The drawing is in pencil and water colour. ...

Creator:      J T Stewart
Place:          Wairarapa
Date:          1862

Drawing of the Manawatu Gorge road

A drawing by J T Stewart who was the District Engineer of the Public Works Department. Drawing shows the gorge road, looking westward towards Ashhurst. Entitled "Gorge Road Manawatu 1874". The drawing is in pencil and water colour. Drawn on paper...

Creator:      J T Stewart
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1874

Back Issues: A pioneering town planner

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Life story of John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913) town planner and government surveyor. He was responsible for the planning of Manawatū's towns in the 19th century, including the ...

Creator:      Tim Upperton
Place:          Manawatu-Whanganui
Date:          November 19, 2022

Gorge Road

This image is a black and white photograph of a watercolour drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T...

Creator:      John Tiffin Stewart
Date:          1874 to 1875

"Figurehead of Canoe, Manawatu"

This image is a black and white photograph of a watercolour drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T...

Creator:      John Tiffin Stewart
Date:          circa 1860 to circa 1885

"Figures on Stockade of a Pa Manawatu 1859"

This image is a black and white photograph of a drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T. Stewart. I...

Creator:      John Tiffin Stewart
Date:          1859

"The 'Felix Stowe' Wreck on Manawatu beach 1878"

The Felixstowe was a barque trading into Ōtaki. She was wrecked on 13 October 1878 when - like the Hydrabad in June of the same year - she mistook the northern end of Kāpiti, on which there was no lighthouse, for Stephens Island in Cook Straight. ...

Creator:      John Tiffin Stewart
Date:          1878

"The 'Hydrabad' Wreck on Manawatu beach 1878"

The Hydrabad, 1350 tons, ran aground on the beach a mile south of Waitarere on the night of 24 June 1878. She was bound for Adelaide to Lyttleton, loaded with iron for the New Zealand railways and had few passengers. No lives were lost in the wrec...

Creator:      John Tiffin Stewart
Date:          1878

"Mr. Pat Hanly" Awarded Scholarship to Study Art in Italy

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 November 1960 "Former local man to study art in Florence. A Palmerston North man who has been in London since 1957, Mr. Pat Hanly, the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Date:          1960-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

Portrait of Harold Anderson

Born, Harald Nilius Anderson in Oslo, Norway, 16 March 1869 - Harold Anderson settled in Palmerston North. He was joined by his sisters who worked with Harold at his photography and art business, Anderson Studios, in Main Street (opposite the then...

Creator:      John Cleland Photography
Place:          Palmerston North

Mrs. E.J. Magee, Artist

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 16 May 1958, page 6: "Photographed with her pencil drawing of a young man is Mrs. E.J. Magee, of Palmerston North, whose interest encourages other Māori people to study ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 16, 1958

"Painting by Mrs Magee"

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 16 May, 1963. [A woman poses for a portrait. The artist and woman both look at the photographer.]"

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          1963-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

"Enjoying Some Outdoor Art During the Holidays"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on August 1960 "Many and varied have been the interests of children during the school holidays. Some have taken to the wide open spaces in search of their interests. Here ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

Art follows many forms

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January 1966 "Two finished vessels made by the pottery teacher (Mr. J. Grerg) at the summer art school at Massey University."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          January 13, 1966

Engrossed in their work

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January 1966 "These painters under the guidance of Mrs. Julie van Helden (the well-known Wellington artist) are deeply engrossed in their painting of life study. Fo...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 11, 1966

Started on Her Task Early

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31st December 1965 "At seven o'clock this morning 18-year-old Miss Sally Rowe, of Palmerston North, was engaged on the task of sketching the front of St. Patrick's Churc...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          December 31, 1965

Oral Interview - John Bevan Ford

Interview of John Bevan Ford about the logo and artwork encorporated into the new Palmerston North City Library. Interviewer: Jacqueline Aust, community Relations Officer, Palmerston North City Council

Length: 1 hr 3 minutes

John Bevan Ford (c...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          4 Te Marae o Hine/ The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          April 1996

Mural of Jack Register

Mural of Jack Register, artist, painted on board and fixed to a corner of the city library wall by Moxies cafe, a favourite haunt of the late artist.

The mural was painted by Colin Hoare, artist and friend of Register, after Register died aged 82...

Creator:      Raphael Cardoso for IMCA
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          2020

Square Circular - April 2010

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Recycling; Sustainable City Strategy; Transportation; Ecosyst...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 2010

John Bevan Ford exhibition programme

A programme from a John Bevan Ford exhibition held at the Manawatū Art Gallery.

Creator:      Manawatū Art Gallery
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 2, 1986 to November 30, 1986

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