Nine year old Robbie Grith was one of 30 children who made a dragon after the story, 'The boy and the Taniwaha' was read to them as part of a holiday programme at the Palmerston North Public Library.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 14, 1982

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

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Lawrence McCallum's autobiography "Growing Up in Palmerston North, Paraburdoo and Beyond: A Memoir" includes stories about 1950s and 1960s Palmerston North. The three i...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          August 29, 2020

Manuscript of "Awahou School Cententary 1894-1994: A History of the Pohangina Valley" by Lois Hall, published in 1994. it was produced by the Awahou School's Centenary Committee.

The book covers chapters on: Setting the Scene; First Footsteps; Ge...

Creator:      Lois Hall for Awahou School's Centenary Committee
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          1995

Mr John Vernon was Rector of Palmerston North High School (now Palmerston North Boys' High School) from 1902 until his death in 1918, during the great Influenza epidemic. In 1908, he founded the College House boarding establishment, which is still...

Creator:      H Billens and Co.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This small photograph album belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Bob taking it easy". The Victoria Esplanade was opened in 1897, the same year as Queen Victoria's 60th year on the throne.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 22, 1928

Johnathan (b. 1859 d. 17 October 1939) and Caroline Lucas(b. 1862 d. 7 April 1934) were originally from England and Wales. They came to Palmerston North from Adelaide, South Australia, marrying about August 1884. Johnathan worked in Palmerston Nor...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1844

In a talk at the Palmerston North City Library Jenny discusses her most recent novel 'Landings', an historical story set on the Whanganui River around the turn of the 20th Century. Jenny reads an extract from the novel and answers questions at the...

Creator:      Jenny Pattrick
Date:          April 11, 2008