The combined Croquet and Bowling Club was established on the corner of Park Road and Fitzherbert Avenue and officially opened 30 November 1918. Later the tennis club joined the combined committee. By 1938, the combined clubs had two full sized bow...
Creator: R P Moore, Wellington
Place: Corner of Park Road and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1923
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 July 1958, page 8: "The Manawatu Bowling Club held its annual dinner and presentation of trophies on Saturday night. The skipper's trophy was won by C. Cook, but he w...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 7, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 January 1958, page 5: Seen in action during the Manawatu Bowling Centre's leads and twos tournament at the Manawatu Bowling Club's green on Saturday is L. Mason (Taka...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: January 28, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 February 1958, page 3: "A typical sight at the veterans' bowling tournament, held yesterday at the Northern Club's green, is this interest shown in a close measure. A...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: North Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 14, 1958
The bowling and croquet greens were laid out in 1918-1919 and then leased to the Manawatu Bowling and Croquet Club, which was formed in 1917.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
The idea for a Terrace End bowling club was raised in 1907, though it appears the club did not open its membership until 1909. This photograph shows the greens and clubhouse (located in Ruahine Street) as they stood in 1939.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Summerhays Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1939
This photograph shows the bowling green at the Terrace End Bowling and Tennis Club.
Creator: F A Tier
Place: 17 Summerhays Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph shows people enjoying a game of bowls at Northern Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club. The Northern Bowling Club Palmerston North is an outdoor Lawn Bowls Club located in North Street Palmerston North.
Creator: J C
Place: North Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Several members of a lawn bowling team pose for a photograph.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
Possibly the Palmerston North bowling green.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: unknown
The Bowling Green Company purchased 18 feet of land fronting Lombard Street, the property of Mrs Freeland, and also Mr Jepson's property in Taonui Street in order to create the Palmerston North Bowling Club. Made through Mr Mowlem's agency, the la...
Creator: Ernest Denton
Place: Taonui Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
This photographs shows a game in progress at the Palmerston North Bowling Club in Taonui Street.
Creator: F A Tier
Place: Taonui Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
When the Palmerston North Bowling Club formed in 1889 it rented a private Green in Lombard Street, at which this photograph must be taken. In 1901, land in Taonui Street was purchased, adjoining the Lombard Street Green, which was later purchased....
Creator: J Beauchamp
Place: Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 16, 1895
This photograph shows bowlers enjoying the facilities of the Takaro Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club in Featherston Street, Palmerston North.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph shows a man standing on the green of the Takaro Bowling Club. The clubhouse is visible in the background. The lawns and bowling greens in Featherston Street were laid down in 1922, around the same time that the Club was formed. Pla...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
This photographs shows a game in progress at the Takaro Bowling Club in Botanical Road.
Creator: F A Tier
Place: Corner of Botanical Road and Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photographs shows a game in progress at the Takaro Bowling Club in Botanical Road.
Creator: F A Tier
Place: Corner of Botanical Road and Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph shows part of the Palmerston North representatives at the Napier Bowling Championships that took place in late January 1898. Three "rinks" from Palmerston took part and the prize was awarded to those on No. 2 Rink - the team in the...
Creator: Bunting Studio
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 1898
This photograph shows the Hokowhitu Bowling Club. The Hokowhitu Bowling Club is located next to Hokowhitu Park at 279 Albert Street. The pavilion was built by, and the green laid down by, the Palmerston North City Council. It was then leased to th...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
This photograph shows the green and clubhouse of the Northern Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club located in North Street, Palmerston North.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
Val Burr in Saga in Sepia notes that the first bowls were held behind Walkley's hotel for the enjoyment of hotel guests. A club was formed in 1890, a rink later being acquired. Note the straw boaters and candy striped blazer costume worn by attend...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1890s
From right: Norman Nash, S. Dixon, F J Tasker and J A Nash (Mayor of Palmerston North from 1908-1923). For an account of the tournament, see Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 15, 18 January 1915, Page 7 (available online at paperspast.natlib.govt....
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1915
Back row: W.L. Buick, K Wilson, M Cottle, WF Bunting. Front Row: J Nash, F Mowlem (skip), A Drew (skip), N McPhee. For an account of the tournament, see: New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11868, 21 January 1902, Page 6 (available online at p...
Creator: Berry and Co., Wellington
Place: Wellington
Date: 1902