This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 February 1958, page 7: "Two popular figures are portrayed here in the cave at Collinson and Cunninghame's. They are Sir Edmund Hillary and his companion in the advent...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          February 19, 1958

The Club Hotel was situated on the corner of Church Street East and The Square. This procession could possibly be part of the 1927 Jubilee celebrations - a procession was held on March 2 1927.

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1925

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Duck Pond, Square PN." The child in the photograph is very probably Joyce, refer to 2014P_AndrewsS1_010045 f...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa February 1928

This photograph comes from a small bound photograph album found in the Slack and Hewett Families archive. This albums contains informal photographs, mostly of the Hewett family. They lived on Long Melford Road, Awapuni at a homestead called "Waita...

Creator:      Hewett Family
Place:          Awapuni
Date:          1900 to 1910

Sir Edmund Hillary came to Palmerston North in October 1963 to address the Junior Chamber of Commerce conference. Here he stands on the runway at Milson Airport.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 3, 1963