Name: Waldegrave

Suburb, Palmerston North Central

This street is named for Mr John James Waldegrave, who owned the land. Mr JJ Waldegrave put through nine chains (chain = 66 feet/20.12 metres) from the Cuba Street end in 1875, D.P. 22, se...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2025

Gang Shows are revue style perfomances put on by Scouts and Girl Guides and involved singing, dancing, and skits. There have been annual performances in New Zealand from the 1950s

This image depicts the 110 performers and leaders sing for the aud...

Creator:      Keith Hamblyn
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 February, 1964. "The weekend heat was no trouble to these Palmerston North Scouts. Stopping for a rest in the Manawatu Gorge on Saturday while on a30-mile tramp for ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 July, 1963. "Doing their good deed for the day are these three Roslyn Scouts, C. Trail (left), F. Skelton (centre), and D. Sherriff. With other members of the group, ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1963-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 20 August 1960 "Four young girls with a single purpose today were Suzanne Smith (left), Ianthe Watford, Cheryl Graves and Rozea Stevens. Two hundred helpers in 53 cars w...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 May, 1963. "Boy scouts K. Guthrie, J. Longbottom and C. Guildford of Ashhurst, lash together stays in the flagpole-erection competition at the Scout-a-rama at Ashhurs...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1963-05-27T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28th January, 1963. "Members of the Ashhurst Jaycee, with members of the scout movement, made light work of bottle collecting in Ashhurst on Saturday. The Jaycees ran th...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1963-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th February 1963. "These scouts are seen putting the finishing touches to a bridge made by the boys with only the use of ropes and manuka trees. This was one of the ef...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 1963

This booklet was created by the Manawatu Section of Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society in 1972. It contains relevant information, newspaper clippings and photographs about the rehabilitation project as well as a potted history of the area.

Creator:      Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, Manawatu Section
Date:          1972

Sir Cyril, dressed in his uniform as Marshall of the RAF, and Lady Newall walking through the crowds, accompanied by the Mayor of Palmerston North, Gus Mansford, and Scout Master. Sir Cyril Louis Norton Newall (1886 – 1863) was Governor General of...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 1941

Mrs Evans was elected chief commissioner of the New Zealand Girls Guides Association and took up her appointment on January 30th, 1983. Mrs Evans became the national leader of the 50,000 member movement after 10 years involvement with guides, star...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Heretaunga Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1982

The four Carlin brothers - David, Stephen, Robin and Gary - of Palmerston North created scouting history by each obtaining the Queen's Scout Award, which is the highest scouting Award available.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1982

An undated photo of a Salvation Army Cubs or Scouts group.

Creator:      Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1910s

A school band marches down what is thought to be a street in Feilding. Groups from the Feilding Boy Scouts and Girl Guides march behind them. See 2011G_ELMAR-2-B9_005207 for another view.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Unknown

Ruth Liggins with her sons Dennis (L) Russell (R) in their Boy Scouts uniforms and Graeme (Centre) in his Cubs uniform.

Creator:      Dennis Liggins
Place:          Tokomaru
Date:          circa 1961