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"Primary School Duxes " Central School

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 December 1955. The pupil chosen as Dux was Dianne Law, sister of Jeff and Ronald Law.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 15, 1955

"Central School Gala Day" Decorated Bicycles Being Judged

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 December 1955: [Pupils are presenting their decorated bicycles in a circle in the school hall while judges are making their decisions.]

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1955

"Primary School Duxes" Paul Walker Central School

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 December 1955: "Paul Walker, Central School Dux"

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 15, 1955

"Learning Resuscitation"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 October, 1959. "Last evening in the Central School the Palmerston North Surf-Life Saving Club held a course on resuscitation. Members of the club are seen receiving ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          201 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

"Central School Break-Up" Prize Recipients

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 December 1958: "The Central School held its breaking-up ceremony yesterday. The prizes were presented by Mrs. M.C. Saxton, the wife of the chairman of the school comm...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          201 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 18, 1958

Red Cross Swimming Team

A Red Cross swim team posing outside the Central School Baths with the Red Cross flag. The sign reads: "Join the new Red Cross Swimming Club Now"

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

Central School

There were four main incarnations of Central School - The Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1872-1890), Campbell Street School (1890-1922), Central School (Featherston Street, built 1922), Central Normal School (became a practi...

Creator:      Evening Post, Wellington
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

Central School, Palmerston North

This photograph shows the Central School after the top floor was removed because risk due to the Napier earthquake. There were four main incarnations of Central School - The Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1873-1890), Campbel...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1931

Central School

Central School was built in 1922 in Featherston Street to replace Campbell Street School. The second storey of this building was removed after the Napier earthquake raised doubts as to the structural soundness of the building, in 1931. The modifie...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          201 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

Central School Safety Patrol

The school safety patrol for Central School.

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

Campbell Street School staff

Mr F E Watson, headmaster of Campbell Street School 1879-1918, sits centre of the middle row. Possibly this photograph was taken to commemorate his retirement in the summer of 1918—1919.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1918

Central School Infant Block

There were four main incarnations of Central School - The Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1872-1890), Campbell Street School (1890-1922), Central School (Featherston Street, built 1922), Central Normal School (became a practi...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1921

Central School class photo

A unidentified group of young pupils attending Central School. Central Normal began as Palmerston North's first school in 1872, in Princess Street. It shifted to become Campbell Street School in 1890. When it was outgrown a new school was opened i...

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

Swimming in early Palmerston North

A short history of swimming as leisure in Palmerston North, in river and pools.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2007

Central School, Palmerston North

This is the third site of the Central School. There were four main incarnations of Central School - the Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1873-1890), Campbell Street School (1890-1922), Central School (Featherston Street, built...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940

Central School class photo

A unidentified group of young pupils attending Central School. Central Normal began as Palmerston North's first school in 1872, in Princess Street. It shifted to become Campbell Street School in 1890. When it was outgrown a new school was opened i...

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

Central School

The main block of the school building seen here was opened in March 1922 with Mr LF de Berry as headmaster.

Creator:      Evening Post, Wellington
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

Central School Event

This is presumably the re-opening ceremony of Central School (situated in Featherston Street) that occurred in 1931 after the top floor was removed. Many towers and upper storeys were removed at this time, due to a heightened awareness of the risk...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1931

Central School class photo

A unidentified group of young pupils attending Central School. Central Normal began as Palmerston North's first school in 1872, in Princess Street. It shifted to become Campbell Street School in 1890. When it was outgrown a new school was opened i...

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

Central School

There were four main incarnations of Central School - The Original School (corner of Main and Princess Streets, 1872-1890), Campbell Street School (1890-1922), Central School (Featherston Street, built 1922), Central Normal School (became a practi...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 1, 1922

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