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: Chinese gazebo at Kelvin Grove cemetery; Grant Smith; Anzac Da...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 2017

“Placing bees in position at Palmerston North September 1896”. John Hobbs, and his brother, Arthur, shifted 100 moveable apiary hives from the Wanganui district to Kairanga, siting them on Aorangi Road on land leased from Mr Carroll. By 1901 the ...

Creator:      Arthur E Hobbs
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 1896

John Hobbs leased this property and later established a large apiary on the land.

Creator:      Arthur Hobbs [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1891

Eva Wildbore poses with a swarm of bees in the Wildbore Apiary.

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          unknown

Charles Wildbore’s apiary in Pohangina.

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina

Mr Charles E Wildbore was a well-known resident of the Pohangina Valley frm about 1900 to 1920. He owned a small dairy farm and apiary at Pohangina Township, but he is principally remembered for his photographic activities, being an enthusiastic a...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1910