This photograph shows the Bland Holt Company outside the Palmerston North Opera House. Discernible characters are the farmer, the policeman, the judge and the old maid.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          since 1905

It is thought this photograph is of some of the chorus in the Palmerston North Operatic Society production of 'The Cingalee', performed at the Opera House November 1-5, 1921. 'Boobhamba' is a nobleman and one of the lead parts in this 1904 musical...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1921

"The Precious Years", by Winton Davis and Leslie Verry, was written for the 60th Jubilee of the city of Palmerston North in November 1937. The play was presented at the Opera House and the script is held at the Palmerston North Public Library. The...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1937

The actors in "David the Shepherd Boy" are seen here in costume raising money for patriotic purposes for WW1. According to Manawatu Times, (5 August 1915, Page 8), the show was "brilliant and successful".

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 4, 1915

This image comes from a collection of glass negatives found in the attic of 'Lovelock's cottage' by 'Keebles Farm' near Massey University. The people in the images are possibly the Lovelock family, but their identities have not been confirmed.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1890 to 1910

"The Mikado" was produced by the Palmerston North Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in 1901. From left to right, Zilla Flyger (later Mrs Brooke Taylor), Hester Burr (later Mrs Rogers), Amelia Whalley (nee McMinn). The lead role of Ko-Ko was pl...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1901

This image was taken by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"The Bainesse School reecntly [sic] celebrated their jubilee with a cabaret, roll call, church service and parade of floats. Three hundred old pupils...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Bainesse
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine, and was published in the August 1963 edition.

"The Bainesse School reecntly [sic] celebrated their jubilee with a cabaret, roll call, church service and parade of floats. ...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Bainesse
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"The Bainesse School reecntly [sic] celebrated their jubilee with a cabaret, roll call, church service and parade of floats. Three hun...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Bainesse
Date:          August 1963

A group of five dancers kneeling with a trophy. From left: Karen Archer, Lynette Black, Lance Fuller, unknown, Leanne Archer. The group were pupils of the well-known Palmerston North dance teacher Zona Broughton.

Creator:      Peter Cain Studios, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Four dancers posed in a row. The group were pupils of the well-known Palmerston North dance teacher Zona Broughton. From left: Marilyn Jeffrey, Angela Ayers, Andrea Ross and Linda Borlase.

Creator:      Peter Cain Studios, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

The writing on this truck is only partially legible with the word "Resign" clearly visible on the side, indicating this truck is decorated as part of a capping parade mock protest. The image was taken in front of the National Bank of New Zealand b...

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

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 May 1958, page 8: "Prior to her appearance in the sword dance section in the Manawatu Competitions Society's 35th festival today, Mrs. J.E. Macdonald puts the final t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          May 13, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on July 23 1969 with the caption, "Radio station 2ZA has gone to the moon - or at least they pretended to yesterday. Broadcasting for two hours in the PDC, two of the annou...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of the Square and Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1969

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on July 23 1969 with the caption, "Radio station 2ZA has gone to the moon - or at least they pretended to yesterday. Broadcasting for two hours in the PDC, two of the annou...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1969

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April 1958, page 11: "This section of the cast, who will be seen in the coming production of "Viktoria and her Hussar" are patiently submitting to authority as last-m...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 11, 1958

This photograph ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 February 1984 with the caption, "YO HO ho and a bottle of rum... "Erin Sharland (left) and Melissa Climo celebrate the opening of Highbury kindergarten's new adventure playground, not with...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Radnor Place, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1984

This photograph was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 February 1984 with the caption, "YO HO ho and a bottle of rum... "Erin Sharland (left) and Melissa Climo celebrate the opening of Highbury kindergarten's new adv...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Somerset Crescent, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1984

This image of two women in fancy dress, including a Father Christmas outfit, is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B...

Creator:      Joyce Una Baker
Place:          Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1957 to 1958

This image of a Christmas party is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private maternity hos...

Creator:      Joyce Una Baker
Place:          Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1957 to 1958

The Griffith family Buick car decorated as a "Dove of Peace" for the peace procession held to celebrate the end of World War One. These celebrations were held on July 19-21 1919 in Palmerston North. On Saturday the 19th of July at 9.30 am a 21 Gun...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1919

Mayor Desmond Black being shown a demonstration of various kitchen utensils from the early Palmerston North settlers.

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          October 1970

Cummings was one of the first Settlers at Raukawa (Ashhurst).

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1870 to 1889

This image shows a group of women in costume, possibly for a Palmerston North Girls' High School theatrical production. Jean Torstonson (nee McPherson) can be seen second from right in the second row from the front (kneeling).

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1925 to 1928

The Manawatu County celebrated its centennial over 2-3 April 1977. This is one of the floats that took part in the procession.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Sanson
Date:          1977

People dressed in period costume parading down Church Street by the Club Hotel. The 75th Jubilee celebrations were an eight day long series of events. On the afternoon of Wednesday, 19 March 1952, a parade around the square entitled ‘Cavalcade of ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1952

People, dressed in Japanese costumes, took part in a floral fete to raise funds for the Public Hospital in Palmerston North. Mr J A Nash is standing, fifth from the left in the back row. For an account of the event, see Manawatu Standard, Volume X...

Creator:      Ernest Denton
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 17, 1909

The Order of St John's horse drawn float participating in the Jubilee parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Borough of Palmerston North, watched by a large crowd lining Cuba Street. A branch of the Order of St John began in Palmerston No...

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 15, 1952

The staff performed a Victorian melodrama at the end of year function. From left: Elizabeth Gardner, Chris Campbell, Sally Austin, Shenagh Tinkler.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Corner Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The staff performed a Victorian melodrama at the end of year function. From left: Dale Lukkassen; Mary Saxby.

Creator:      Deborah Malcolm
Place:          Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981