The Company operated a smaller factory in Grey Street before the move to Longburn in the 1920s, By 1937, it was one of the largest in New Zealand, slaughtering 50,000 pigs each year.
Creator: Linotype Services, Palmerston North
Place: Longburn, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
These images were taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 September 1970 with the caption, "This monster kiwi, weighing nearly a ton, and made of fibreglass and steel was hoisted to the roof of the PDC. Constantly revolvi...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Church Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 26, 1970
These images were taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 September 1970 with the caption, "This monster kiwi, weighing nearly a ton, and made of fibreglass and steel was hoisted to the roof of the PDC. Constantly revolvi...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 26, 1970
These images were taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 September 1970 with the caption, "This monster kiwi, weighing nearly a ton, and made of fibreglass and steel was hoisted to the roof of the PDC. Constantly revolvi...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 26, 1970
This photograph is of the corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square. The Hopwood Clock Tower is visible on the far right of the image and the building that once housed the Public Library the Public Library is on the far left. This building is now...
Creator: R E Clevely
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1966
These premises of the Premier Drapery Company were built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part of the PDC Plaza. This was sold in 1988, and the PDC building demolished 1990.
Creator: Max Boddy
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1975