Group of unidentified men, a woman and children at the back door of a cottage. The couple on the far right can also be seen in 2010G_Unknown_3559; 2010G_Unknown_3565; 2010G_Unknown_3566. Part of a set of glass negatives found with no information -...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Unknown
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1929
Katherine (surname unknown) from Turakina Māori Girls College, who was attending a Presbyterian Bible Class at Terrace End, organised by the Manawatu District Committee.
Creator: Elayne Robertson (née Thompson)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1949
Preparing a meal at the camp held in Terrace End, Palmerston North. From Left: Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Judith Dunlop; Unknown; Beverley Newton; Joy Goodfellow. In front: Carol Cleaver.
Creator: Elayne Robertson (née Thompson)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1949
This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Frank (Frances Leslie) Berry.
Creator: Berry Family
Date: 1930s
Pat and Jan playing in the garden of the Hayes family home at 11 Anderson Street, Palmerston North.
Creator: Thomas Hayes [?]
Place: 11 Anderson Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: 1953
The presents were packed at the offices of the Manawatu Racing Club, alongside the premises of Reid & Grey Ltd, to be distributed by a number of Father Christmases with the help of local citizens. This was to mark the first Christmas after the end...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 25, 1918
This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Frank (Frances Leslie) Berry. His father Edwin Daniel Berry kept a long association with the Gospel Hall, later leaving his business Berry Engineering' to his sons and leaving ...
Creator: Berry Family
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1910s
From a Voss family photograph album, but does not feature any members of the Voss family. Identified are Bertie Jacobs (first on left) and Olive Bett (fifth from right). The man to the left of Olive is possibly Jack Grant, who later became her hus...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
Mrs Laila Ann Morpeth (nee Maynard) was the Children’s Librarian at the Palmerston North Public Library. She qualified for her new Zealand Library Association (NZLA) certificate in 1963 and her ANZLA certificate in 1973. She began working at the P...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 26, 1974
Nine year old Robbie Grith was one of 30 children who made a dragon after the story, 'The boy and the Taniwaha' was read to them as part of a holiday programme at the Palmerston North Public Library.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: May 14, 1982
Ian Malcolm (1928-1990) was Librarian of Palmerston North Public Library 1969-1989.
Creator: Drayton Woods and Associates, Palmerston North
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1970
Standing left: Mary Helena McCully – née McEwen (1880-1939) daughter of Andrew and Mary Ann McEwen. Standing right: Mary Ann McEwen – née Scrimshaw (1853-1926), daughter of George Scrimshaw. Sitting: Mrs George Scrimshaw – mother of Mary Ann McEw...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1903
David McEwen (1818-1905) married Mary Neish (1819-1876) in Scotland. They arrived in New Zealand with their eldest child in 1840. While living in the Hutt Valley David served on the District Road Board and the Provincial Council. They moved to Kar...
Date: circa 1860
Patricia Dunmore holding a bound book of Palmerston North signatures, which was sent to Mrs Ruth Kirk as a mark of the Palmerston North's respect for the late Prime Minister of New Zealand, Norman Kirk, who died in 31 1974. A cheque for more than ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 1974
John McGrath was involved backstage at the Opera House for many years and was its manager from 1961-?. His musical career started in the late 1950s when he ran several dance bands in Palmerston North. He was one of the original members of the Palm...
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1975
From left: Susan (born 1941); Dawn (b. 1938); Betty (b. 1944); Zilla (b. 1939). Their mother, Zilla Prebble (nee Brooke-Tayor), born in 1909, was raised in the Palmerston North area. Information suppied by Zilla Torrance (nee Prebble).
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
Richard Slingsby Abraham (1851-1942) was a founder of the stock and station agency known as Abraham and Williams Limited. In 1876, when manager of the Bulls branch of the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Abraham acquired an interest in the firm of Stevens ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1910
Mrs Richard Slingsby Abraham (1858-1943) was formerly Miss Martha Frances Philson of Auckland. She married Richard Abraham (1851-1942) on 27 October 1880, and raised seven children. They lived in Palmerston North until 1903 when their large resid...
Creator: R H Bartlett, Auckland
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1884
Prince Charles visited Palmerston North during the day of 2 April 1981. As part of his visit he opened the newly built Manawatu Sports Stadium. See also "Evening Standard Souvenir of the visit of HRH Prince Charles, April 2, 1981".
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 2, 1981
Richmond E. Harrison was a nurseryman and well known author of books on trees. He was born in Palmerston North in 1902, and his secondary school education was obtained at Palmerston North High School. He opened Harrison's Nurseries (later known as...
Creator: Anderson Family
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
Mina McKenzie was born in Palmerston North and attended Whanganui Girls College. She studied zoology, geology and chemistry at Otago University 1948 - 1950 and Massey University in 1963. Mrs McKenzie joined the Museum Council in 1972 and worked fu...
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1975
Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad, his wife, sons Viggo and Johannes and families came to the Palmerston North area from Denmark in October 1866 and settled at Karere, 3 miles from Longburn near Palmerston North. The Bishop was the former Premier of De...
Creator: G W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1883
Olga Berg(1843-1884) born in Denmark, married Viggo Monrad, son of Bishop Ditlev Monrad, in Denmark 1865. They came to New Zealand in 1867 and farmed at Karere near Palmerston North. Olga and Viggo had eight children: Ditlev (1866-1908); Arne (186...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1865
Builder - Partner in Meyrick, Perrin and Oakely, established 1871. See also 2013N_Pi191_007418.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1871
Surveyor. Compiled first lithographed maps of the Manawatū 1880. For biographical detail see Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Vol 1 p 887 (1897).
Creator: Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1868
Mr John Tiffen Stewart (1827-1913) was a surveyor and one of the earliest Europeans to see the 'Papaioea' clearing, on which Palmerston North was established, c 1858. Locally, he surveyed the Te Ahu Turanga Block (purchased from Rangitāne).
He w...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1896
J T Stewart (1827-1913) was a surveyor and one of the earliest Europeans to see the 'Papaioea' clearing, on which Palmerston North was established, c 1858. Locally, he surveyed the Te Ahu Turanga Block (purchased from Rangitāne) and the route for ...
Creator: F L Denton, Wanganui
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 18, 1907
Frederick Christian was Librarian of the Palmerston North Public Library 1923-1933. His wife, Ethel, then became Librarian. The unidentified women are probably two of his eight children, and part of a larger family portrait.
According to his obi...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1929
Alfred Bryant was killed in action on 28 May 1915, at 33 years of age. he was amember of the Wellington Mounted Rifles NZEF, serving in World War One. He is buried at Ari Burnu Cemetery at Anzac, Gallipoli in Turkey.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1914
Two unidentified members of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, on horseback, at an encampment, possibly the Hokowhitu Rifle Range.
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1891 to 1893