The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activities, and events. This month's issue includes: sculpture, call centre, summer events guide, the Square redev...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 2009

A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring images from a rainy Palmerston North day (0:00 - 0:31) and a film club event at the Lido swimming complex (0:31 - end)

Total length: 4:23 - Film has no sound.

Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1966

The advertisement for The Million Dollar Mystery indicates that this photograph was taken during 1915-1916 as those were the years this 23 part serial ran at Everybody's Theatre. Everybody's Picture Theatre was built in 1913 by Arthur Hopwood...

Creator:      E G Child [?]
Place:          Coleman Place Palmerston North
Date:          1915 to 1916

The Palace Theatre was built in 1915 on the site once occupied by the Manawatu Stables. The Palace continued operation until 9 February 1935 when the theatre was badly gutted by fire. It was not until 1936 that the theatre reopened after exte...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          George Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1920

The original of this photograph is entitled "Crazy photograph" and could be taken at Longburn Freezing works.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

This photograph shows cars and pedestrians on Coleman Mall (then Coleman Place). The Palace Theatre was built in 1915 on the site formally occupied by the Manawatu Stables. The first talking pictures to be shown in Palmerston North opened here in ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

The State Theatre Foyer with an advertisement for the film "3 Coins in a Fountain". This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1955

The film being advertised here is the 1924 melodrama Lilies of the Field, staring Corinne Griffith and based on a play by William Hurlburt. The Palace Theatre was built in 1915 on the site once occupied by the Manawatū Stables. The first talking...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1929

From the invite: "Federation of N.Z. Amateur Cine Societies (INC) The President and Executive Officers request the pleasure of your company at the Premiere New Zealand Festival of Films (N.Z.s "Five Best" and associated award winners for 1972) to ...

Creator:      Federation of N.Z. Amateur Cine Societies (INC)
Date:          October 21, 1972