Manawatū Standard article. On 19 October 1966, US President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson arrived at Ōhakea air base for the start of their New Zealand visit. Amongst the welcoming crowd was air force recruit Ray Mankelow, who capt...

Creator:      Jimmy Ellingham
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          September 18, 2021

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Stage and screen star Gracie Fields (1898-1979) performed at Ohakea Airforce Base on 2 August 1945. A CM Ross Department Store worker reported Miss Grace driving past t...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          New Zealand
Date:          January 11, 2014

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Cushla Scrivens

p. 4 A farmhouse becomes famous / Margaret Tate

p. 9 I learnt from the nuns a study of music teaching offered by the Sisters of Mercy in Palmerston North / Graham Parsons

p. 25 The Alwyn Physical ...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2006

Contents:

p. 3 Guest editorial /Dorothy Pilkington

p. 5 Through the shop window: Claude Dixon's original and artistic retail displays / Fiona McKergow

p. 13 Connections: The Russells of Wharerata and their origins / Lucy Marsden

p. 20 Wome...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2006