Two unidentified members of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, on horseback, at an encampment, possibly the Hokowhitu Rifle Range.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1891 to 1893

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 14 February, 1959. "Training during the Freyberg High School's Barracks Week." Another photo associated with this article appears on the same day.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 April 1958, page 8: "Seen during a training period at Linton Camp today are four pupils of the Wanganui Collegiate School, which is spending its barracks week at the ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Military Camp, Linton, Palmerston North
Date:          April 10, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 5 February, 1959. "Making sure that their shooting is legal are these two Marist Brothers from the Marist Mission at Highden who visited the arms office at the Palmersto...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on May 31 1958, page 10: "This weekend smallbore rifle clubs have gathered at Palmerston North for the North vs. South Island championship shoot. This photograph shows som...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 31, 1958

This image was taken by The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 December 1962, but did not run in the paper. The image goes with another image taken on the same day outside the Children's Home and is of Christmas presents given to children at the All...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          74 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 24, 1962

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 April 1958, page 9: "Five of the 10 instructors who are being coached and advised by the Australian Mr. J.N. Thomas, pictured at the Palmerston North Gun Club's range...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Kopane
Date:          April 9, 1958

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 4 May, 1963. [Two men stand in the brush, guns at the ready.] Another image of the group was published 4 May, 1963. See: 2017N_2017-20_017661"

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          1963-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

Training of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was carried out at Rangiotu Camp and the Hokowhitu Rifle Range, prior to service in World War One.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 1915

Palmerston North High School began in 1902 as a district high school. The first classes were held in the Old Sunday School hall of St Andrews, moving to a wooden building in Featherston Street a year later. This building was destroyed by fire in 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashley Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1902

There was a week of events to celebrate Palmerston North being granted Borough status in 1877. On Monday troops from Linton camp marched through The Square.

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 17, 1952

An article in the Feilding Star of July 1892 states that a Palmerston North drama club put on a melodrama by the name of: "An American Slave Drama: Dred or the Great Dismal Swan." See also: “Saga in Sepia” by V. Smith, page 161. George Shailer was...

Creator:      George Shailer
Date:          circa 1890

The shooting team pose with a cup. From left. Back row: Unknown; Unknown; Major Mounsey; Dan Sexton; Gus Walter. Front row: Alf Friend; Albert Neilson; Unknown; Dalton; Hugo Zeinert.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph was taken on Empire Day in 1902. It shows the Foxton Militia vs the Shannon Riflemen (who are in mufti because their uniforms could not be distinguished from the Foxton group, as they were all volunteers). They are thought to be pa...

Creator:      James Hallam, Shannon
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1902

Possibly Campbell Street School, Palmerston North. Charles Warden, Assistant Teacher at Campbell Street School 1898 to 1918 became headmaster of Queen’s Park School, Whanganui in 1920 and in 1924 headmaster of Whanganui East School. See Manawat...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1900 to 1930