Creator:      Wise's Directories

Date:          circa 1960

Awapuni Racecourse was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps. staff. Henry Ward is seated front row, far right.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Awapuni
Date:          1917

The Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse was rededicated after its refurbishment, on 20 October 2016. The memorial was originally erected at the Race course in 1929, to commemorate the New Zealand Medical Corps, who trained there ah...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Awapuni Racecourse, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          October 20, 2016

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Russell Poole

p. 4 The everyday life of a boarder at Feilding Agricultural High School, 1960-1962 / Peter Weston

p. 11 From the car shed to the water’s edge. The formation of the Himatangi Beach settlement / Tony Rasm...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2021

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Cushla Scrivens

p. 5 Peanuts or beef? A walking challenge / Dorothy Pilkington

p. 11 Manawatū's First World War camps, 1914-1919 / Tim Shoebridge

p. 22 Heirs of Rochdale: the Manawatū Co-operative Society and its fou...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2013

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Manawatū Racing Club will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2030. Horse racing and attending the races have been a popular leisure activities in Palmerston North since th...

Creator:      Adrian Broad
Place:          West End, Palmerston North
Date:          June 22, 2024

The Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club track, can be seen on the left in this aerial photo, with surrounding streets affected by flooding.

The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on rec...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 25, 1988

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The beginning and early days of horse racing in the Manawatū, from 1880.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 20, 2019

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 April 1963, "Before a good crowd of both buyers and spectators at the Awapuni racecourse today, a number of thoroughbreds were offered. Top price up to lunch was for ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          April 10, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 July, 1963. "Workmen were erecting sheds at the Awapuni racecourse today preparatory to work starting on the new members' stand. Work will start on the £127,000 proje...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 July, 1963. "With the aid of modern machinery, many trees were yesterday cleared from the site in a few hours, where the new members' stand at the Awapuni racecourse ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 23, 1963

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

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29th December 1965 "High winds caused unusual damage yesterday. A large plate glass window in the new members' stand at the Awapuni race course was shatte...

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

A soldier dressed in a replica uniform of the New Zealand Medical Corps at the Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse. It was rededicated after its refurbishment, on 20 October 2016. The memorial was originall...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          October 20, 2016

A group of about 20 recruits pose with shovels alongside a completed trench, the walls of which are lined with sandbags. The track of the Awapuni Racecourse is visible in the background. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps...

Date:          circa 1918

A large group of soldiers stand on parade in front of what appear to be the betting windows at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Ze...

Date:          circa 1918

Awapuni Racecourse was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps. staff.

Reverse of postcard reads:

To Eva

From Henry with Love.

July 25th, 1917.

Creator:      unknown
Place:          Awapuni
Date:          July 25, 1917

A group of about 25 recruits pose in and beside a trench during a training exercise as the Awapuni Racecourse, which was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand M...

Date:          September 1918

A group of about 35 recruits pose in the grandstand of the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff. The inscripti...

Date:          September 1918

A group of about 30 recruits pose with enamel cups, the track of the Awapuni Racecourse is visible in the background. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zea...

Date:          September 1918

A group of recruits eat and drink outdoors, somewhere in the vicinity of the Awapuni Military Training Camp, one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff. ...

Date:          October 1918

A group of about 30 recruits sit in the grandstand of the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff.

Date:          circa 1918

A group of about 35 recruits are shown with shovels and sandbags while digging a trench at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealan...

Date:          circa 1918

A group of recruits perform stretches alongside the track at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff. The ins...

Date:          September 1918

A large group of soldiers stand on parade in front of what appear to be the betting windows at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Ze...

Date:          October 1918

A large group of army recruits pose outside the canteen, possibly at the Awapuni Racecourse which was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff....

Date:          September 1918

A image of a large grandstand, presumably at the Awapuni Racecourse which was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff.

Date:          circa 1916 to circa 1918

A group of about 25 army recruits sit in a grandstand, presumably at the Awapuni Racecourse which was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff....

Date:          February 1918

An oval image of a smiling soldier holding an enamel cup and item of food. It is inscribed: "Swing your arms from back to rear just quickly?

1/10/17 [signature illegible]."

Place:          Awapuni
Date:          November 1917

A group of fifteen recruits relax amongst tussock grass with a large billy, some hold enamel cups of thick slices of toast. They are probably on a training excursion from the Awapuni Military Camp. This was located at the Awapuni Racecourse and wa...

Place:          Awapuni
Date:          circa 1917