The origin is unknown. It is assumed to be named after Cuba Street in Wellington, which was named after the ship, "Cuba."
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Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 March 1958, page 8: "The annual autumn sale yesterday of pedigree pigs, comprising Tamworths, Berkshires and Large Whites, created much interest and bidding was keen ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 6, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 August 1958, page 10: "Bidding was not brisk at the pig sale at the Showgrounds this morning. Here prospective buyers weigh up the qualities of this sow."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 61 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 21, 1958
William and George Kendall began farming in Fitzherbert in the 1880s, William at 'Fremington' and George at 'Reith'.
Creator: William Kendall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 23, 1893
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Place: unknown
Date: 1900 to 1932
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Date: 1900 to 1932
John McCaw states that in 1902 Feilding claimed a North Island record for the number of sheep yarded at a sale - 42,000. This was not eclipsed until the 1937 sale of over 50,000 sheep.
John McCaw appears in this 1974 Spectrum radio documentary ab...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1902
The Ashhurst Bridge spanning the Manawatu River, was officially opened on the 9 June 1909, replacing the original bridge that was swept away in the 1895 flood. Until a new bridge was built a punt was used to ferry people and vehicles across the Ma...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Ashhurst, Manawatu
Date: circa 1909
A panorama of the Manawatu A&P Show of 1915. The first Agricultural and Pastoral Show in Palmerston North was held in 1886, at the Showgrounds. the photograph shows that it had been either folded or cut into four parts.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
Date: circa 1915
Cattle and horse judging and a tractor parade in the main arena at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Showgrounds in Palmerston North. The Annual Show was held yearly in November. The Showgounds were first used for A & P shows in Palmerston...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
The Rongotea Saleyards were owned by the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited. Sales of farm animals were held fortnightly from this location.
Creator: J E Hunt
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1918
This image comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were do...
Creator: H M Griffiths
Date: 1910 to 1920
This photograph is of Jack Slack and what appears to be a prize-winning cow at 'Waitoitoi', Awapuni.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
A portion of the Massey Agricultural College's herd of dairy cattle can be seen here munching on the left over stalks from a corn field recently processed.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 25, 1949
This ram was owned by G L Marshall of Marton. It was lambed in 1910 and bred by the exhibitor.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1910
The 1953 flood of the Manawatu and Oroua Rivers was one of the worst on record, for the area. This photograph shows some sheep belonging to Norm Terry who are close to being caught in the Rangiotu Flood.
Creator: J Moore
Place: Manawatu
Date: February 1953
This image comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were do...
Creator: H M Griffiths
Date: 1910 to 1920
Cows belonging to Massey Agricultural College clean up a field of crops recently harvested.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 25, 1949
Cows belonging to Massey Agricultural College clean up a field of crops recently harvested.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 25, 1949
Some of the sheep that William Chapman kept on the remaining 21 acres of his farm in the north-western corner of Palmerston North after selling a larger portion (50 acres) in about 1920. In a letter of 1923 (by then aged 62 and not ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1920
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Date: 1900 to 1932