Mr Henry Worsfold was born in Sussex, England, in 1838. He and his wife Margaret Maria (née Dudley) were passengers on the ship 'Ocean Mail' which left England on 12 November 1873 and arrived in Wellington on 2 February 1874. They were selected by...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          unknown

At work in the Wellington Harbour Board’s grading shed and hemp store.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

These are the two of the original identities of Palmerston North. Kerei Te Panau (left) was the Chief of the Awapuni tribe. George Matthew Snelson (right) was the first shopkeeper of Palmerston North and became its first Mayor, serving from 1877-1...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1901

In this picture is an unidentified small boy in a velveteen suit, with a gentleman (possibly the father) holding the horse's reins.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          unknown

Frederick Johansen using a shovel to clear his section on the corner of Botanical Road and Church Street, Palmerston North.

Creator:      T F Krarup
Place:          Corner of Botanical Road and Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1897

W.T. Penny was the secretary of the A & P Association. Major C Dunk, JP, was born in Harton Priory, Kent, in 1849, moved to Australia in 1882 and then to New Zealand where he settled in College Street, Palmerston North. He was Chairman of the Rive...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1911

The Palmerston North Debating Society has their photograph taken on the steps of the Technical School. This Society was the forerunner of the Manawatu Competition Society. Seated: R.H. Billens (later editor of The Times). Standing L to R: J.W....

Creator:      Ernest Denton [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1912

Mr W Pike with horse and dray are ready for parading at a Agricultural & Pastoral Show. The Palmerston North Gas Company is listed as winning the spring cart with gelding or mare competition in the 1909 A&P Show.THe Palmerston North Gas Company wa...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

The glass plate of the image of this unidentified family has "Weightmann" scratched onto it.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1800 to circa 1899

James A Nash (Palmerston North Mayor, 1908-1923) addresses a large public gathering at an unknown occasion. Mrs Nash can be seen on the right, directly behind him.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920