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"Schooling at Awapuni" Practice jumping at Race Course

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 11 June, 1959. "Practice jumps at race course."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

"Raincoats the Order" Awapuni Race day

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 June, 1959. "Raincoats were the order of the day for most patrons at Awapuni on Saturday. Here is the crowd studying the doubles totalisator. The woman in the right...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

"Youthful Race Goers at Awapuni"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 December, 1959. “Four youthful race-goers present at the second day of the Manawatu Racing Club’s summer meeting on Saturday. From left are Mr D. Healy, Misses S. an...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-12-24T00:00:00+00:00

Guests of Racing Club

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29th November 1965 "During their stay in the city members of the touring Commonwealth Parliamentary Association party were the guests of the Woodville Jockey Club which ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          November 29, 1965

The Hawke's Bay Earthquake, and the 'canvas towns' of Palmerston North Showgrounds and Awapuni Racecourse with Leanne Croon Hickman

Leanne Croon Hickman talks about Palmerston North's response to the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

Local History Week 2021 was impacted by New Zealands Covid-19 protocols, limiting gatherings in public libraries. Three of the planned lunch time talks we...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 3, 2021

Awapuni Memorial Restoration

A project got underway in 2014 to clean up and restore the Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse. This photograph shows some of the early work in clearing the site. The work was carried out by the 2nd Health Support Battalion of the ...

Creator:      Evan Greensides, for the Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          September 15, 2014

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