A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring the last train trip through Square, and the demolition of the station and yards over three years. Features some double exposure of Pipe bands and Marching scenes in a parade.
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Creator: Rod Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
The Māori Battalion trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds during World War Two. This is one of a set of images showing their final parade from the Showgrounds, with this one being taken in The Square. Images from the Newth family album. The ...
Creator: Newth family
Place: Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date: 1940
The Māori Battalion trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds during World War Two. This is one of a set of images showing their final parade from the Showgrounds, with this one being taken in Cuba Street. It appears to be taken from the top of ...
Creator: Newth family
Place: Cuba Street
Date: 1940
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950s
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950s
Boys' Brigade members marching with Flag and Standard.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 March 1958, page 16: "Miss Valerie Blair, of the Atta Cabs senior team, is shown receiving the colours presented to the Manawatu Centre at the completion of the natio...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 19, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 October 1958: "The Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School held an "anti-slouch" campaign yesterday. Here the children are formed up in their respective houses aw...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 21, 1958
Boys' Brigade members marching with Flag and Standard.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 April 1958 : "Men of No. 75 Squadron Association march smartly from behind one of the hangars on Saturday to the tarmac where they made a presentation of a model of a...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Ohakea
Date: April 1, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 08 March 1958, page 8: "The City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band swing along the Square during the street march today. This band will be going to Scotland to compete in...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 8, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 November 1958: "A service was conducted by the Rev. W.R. Laws at St. Paul's Methodist Church yesterday to receive the colours. This was followed by a march past. The ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 3, 1958
The Floral Festival was a weeklong series of events organised by the Palmerston North Public Relations Organisation between the 17th and 22nd of February 1958. The events were well attended, and many businesses got into the spirit of the occasion ...
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 22, 1958
The Floral Festival was a weeklong series of events organised by the Palmerston North Public Relations Organisation between the 17th and 22nd of February 1958. The events were well attended, and many businesses got into the spirit of the occasion ...
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 22, 1958
Led by a band, members of the Friendly Society march across the railway lines at the Main Street corner of The Square. They are accompanied by familes and supporters. The Friendly Society men can be seen parading through The Square, crossing the ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1900 to 1901
The south side of Rangitikei Street opposite Grey Street. The Square is in the distance (extreme left). Visible are Booth Macdonald and Co Ltd (farm machinery), Fowler Motors Ltd, Beatty Factory Branch, Simon Printing Co Ltd, Haydon Clothing Co L...
Creator: A Taylor
Place: Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
The Matson House marching team of 1951-1952.
Back Row: D. Elsmore, D. McKinley, A. Smith, B. Hardie, F. Johanson, Mrs. Flowers (Chaperon)
Front Row: F. Trembath, B. Woodill, J. Flowers (Marker), Jocelyn Flowers (Leader and Coach), N. Anderson, A...
Creator: Kenneth Neal Studio
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1951 to 1952
This photograph was taken for a story in the Manawatu Evening Standard, but the article could not be found. The image, taken on 22 February 1965, shows the Skylark Marching Team.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Sportsgrounds, Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: February 22, 1965
This photograph was taken for a story in the Manawatu Evening Standard, but the article could not be found. The image, taken on 22 February 1965, shows the Skylark Marching Team.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Sportsgrounds, Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: February 22, 1965
The Palmerston North Silver Band complete with instruments and 'Mickey Mouse' mascot. Individual members are unidentified.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
This photograph shows a funeral procession about to proceed to the Terrace End Cemetery (see also 2014N_A1_009357). The funeral must have been that of a member of the Rifle Volunteers or Mounted Rifles because member of both of these corps are pre...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
The original Masterton Municipal Silver Band was established around 1873-1874. The Band made the decision not to go into recess during the war years. Many other bands that went into recess never reformed after World War II. All individuals are u...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
Photograph of NZ Army troops marching down Church Street towards The Square for the start of the ANZAC Day 2016 ceremony.
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: The Square
Date: April 25, 2016
The Boys' Brigade marching in The Square.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
Identified are: Back Row: K. DONALDSON (Leader), G. PREBBLE, R. STEWART, K. BISHOP, M. TAWHARU. Front Row: Mrs M. WARREN (Chaperone), D. NGAPEKA, S. MURPHY, S. WARREN, E. HETARIKI, M. DONALDSON, J. PREBBLE, Mrs G. CROSS (Instructor).
Creator: Peter Cain Studio
Date: 1972 to 1973
A school band marches down what is thought to be a street in Feilding. Groups from the Feilding Boy Scouts and Girl Guides march behind them. See 2011G_ELMAR-2-B9_005207 for another view.
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Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Unknown
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
Betty Dudson (b 1924) has been identified third from the right in the back row. The Premiere Drapery Company (PDC) building was built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part o...
Creator:
Date: circa 1940
Feilding Scout Troop marching down what is thought to be a Feilding street. The second flag has the word "Kowhai" emblazened on it.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1940s
The Matson House marching team of 1952-1953.
Back Row: D. Bradfield (Coach), A. Cooley, B. Woodill, Jocelyn Flowers (Leader and Coach), N. Anderson, D. Loudon
Centre Row: B. Hardie, D. Elsmore, D. McKinley, F. Trembath
Front Row: J. Flowers (Ma...
Creator: Theodore Paul Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1952 to 1953