Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson addresses the crowd at the opening of the Palmerston North Public Library. The three-storey library building was opened on 4 November 1965 and served as the city's library until 1996. Behind him can be seen t...
Creator: Jack Cottam
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 4, 1965
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 24th June 2025. Part 3 of 4. While in the NZ Navy, before Waitangi Day, he was on a small ship in the Bay of Islands which hosted the governor general, Lord Cobham, and his family on fishing trips the...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: June 24, 2025
"Pressing an electric button on the official platform a short distance from the city end of the new Fitzherbert bridge, His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Galway, to-day, broke a red, white and blue ribbon stretched taut across the end of t...
Date: July 20, 1935
Photograph of Lord and Lady Cobham listening to the students of Carnot School singing. This morning the Governor-General (Lord Cobham) and Lady Cobham paid an informal visit to the Carnot Girls' School.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1960-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
Photograph of Lord and Lady Cobham entering Carnot School, attended by school dignitaries. This morning the Governor-General (Lord Cobham) and Lady Cobham paid an informal visit to the Carnot Girls' School.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1960-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1 October, 1959. "The Governor-General (Lord Cobham) was an interested spectator at the Grasslands Division this morning. He is shown here watching the mixing, from the...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 1959
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 December 1960 "The Governor-General (Viscount Cobham) was the speaker at the breaking-up ceremony last evening of the Palmerston North Girls' High School. Seated from...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1960-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
One of the events held to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North was a garden party for ‘Old Identities’, held in the grounds of Caccia Birch House, Te Awe Awe Street. About 350 people attended. From left: Sir Arthur Poritt, Governor General of ...
Creator: John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place: 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: March 1971
Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand 1957 and 1960-1972, is pictured amongst the 92 floats at the Palmerston North City Centennial celebrations of 1971. Approx. 10,000 people were present at the event to celebrate 100 years of Palmers...
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 15, 1971
Lord Galway, accompanied by the Mayor, Gus Mansford, in The Square, walking amongst school children. Lord Galway was Governor General of New Zealand 1935-1941. He was accompanied by his wife on the farewell trip.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 1940
Letter from Sir Charles Ferguson, Governor General of New Zealand, on his visit to Palmerston North. Letter contains the signature of Sir Charles.
General Sir Charles Ferguson (1865-1951) was a British Army officer and the third Governor General ...
Creator: Sir Charles Ferguson, Governor General
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 29, 1926
This illuminated address was given to William Lee Baron Plunket on his taking up residency in Palmerston North in 1908.
William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket was the Governor General of New Zealand (1906-1909) when fire destroyed the official resi...
Creator: Palmerston North Borough Council (probable)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1908
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg with Mr A E Mansford, Mayor of Palmerston North, at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army League, based in Palmerston North...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand, Lady Freyberg and Mrs A Mansford, Mayoress of Palmerston North at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The exhibition was held at the C M Ross department store (now the Palmerston No...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
A garden party held for Palmerston North's old identities in the grounds of Caccia Birch. From left: Mr G Rennie (former Palmerston North Mayor), unknown, Mayor Desmond Black, the Governor General A Porritt. There were 350 guests in attendance.
Creator: John Cleland
Place: Caccia Birch, 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: March 1971
The second Fitzherbert Bridge was built 1933 - 1935. Here, the official party walk along Fitzherbert Avenue leading up to the bridge, lead by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Galway, and the Mayor of Palmerston North, Augustus (Gus) Mansf...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date: July 20, 1935
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg talking with the Polish Consul and Mrs Ann Jacques of the Polish Army League, at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army Leag...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg talking with Mrs E J Wilder, Treasurer of the Polish Army League, at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army League, based in...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand opening the exhibition of gifts from Polish soldiers, held at the C M Ross department store. The gifts went sent to the Polish Army League, based in Palmerston North, by the soldiers of the 3rd Carpathian Divis...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
Reverse reads: "Lord and Lady Bledisloe in Shailer's dahlia patch. Red dahlia as a buttonhole named Lord Bledisloe."
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1934
Left to Right: Brian Keiller, Lady Bledisloe, Lord Bledisloe and Arthur Shailer, in the dahlia patch at Shailer's Nursery.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1934
Arthur Shailer (left) and Lord Bledisloe (right) in the Shailer Nursery dahila patch.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1934
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg examining some of the paintings at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army League, based in Palmerston North, by the soldiers...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand talking with the Chairwoman of the Polish Army League, Mrs W Field, at the opening of the exhibition of gifts presented by Polish soldiers to New Zealand. The exhibition was held at the C M Ross department store...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg reading correspondence with Mrs Ann Jacques of the Polish Army League, at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army League, bas...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Bernard Freyberg talking with Mrs Ann Jacques of the Polish Army League, at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. Two people from the Pahiatua Polish Children's Camp look on. The ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946
The Governor General of New Zealand, Lord Freyberg with Mr W A Jacques at the opening of an exhibition of art works gifted to New Zealand. Mr Jacques was the husband of Mrs Ann Jacques, founder of the Polish Army League, and was a lecturer at Mass...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 19, 1946