Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. After World War 1, the Sheep Owners' Association of New Zealand brought sons of British navy war personnel to New Zealand to be trained as farm cadets. They were trained and r...

Creator:      Russell Poole
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 12, 2023

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 August 1960 "Four sisters, former trainees, who attended the first Flock House reunion held during the weekend. They are from the left: Mesdames E. Isaacson (Hastings...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 August 1960 "Former British trainees who attended Flock House from 1924 to 1931 met in the city today for their first reunion. Some of the first to arrive are shown i...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 February 1961: "The shearing instructor, Mr. N. Churchhouse, guides two of the six young shearers of Flock House who were selected to shear the flock rams on the farm...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Flock House, Bulls
Date:          1961-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 January, 1964. "Yesterday Andrew Spriggs, of Newbury, England, became the first British Boy to attend Flock house under the new Major T. H. And F. W. Ivey Trust. And ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Bulls
Date:          1964-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 August 1960 "Members of the first reunion of former Flock House students were busy this morning renewing friendships. One group posed for another member whilst he obt...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 December 1960 "The 21 trainees who completed a one-year course at Flock House when the passing-out ceremony was held yesterday. They are (from the left): Front row, B...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Flock House, Bulls
Date:          1960-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 February 1961 "The farm manager of Flock House (Mr. A.E.T. Gallan) inspects a pen of newly-shorn flock rams. All the rams were shorn by the trainees."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Flock House, Bulls
Date:          1961-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Subdivision sale notice for the land of the former Girl's Flock House on the Long Melford Road extension (later Maxwell's Line) in Awapuni, Palmerston North. The land was divided into 28 sections plus another section for the two storeyed house and...

Creator:      H L Young Ltd
Place:          Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date:          April 1936