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

The Batchelar farm was situated on Riverbank Road, Fitzherbert. J O Batchelar, the owner, was a former publican, and also served as Borough Councillor and on the first Board of Directors of Longburn Freezing Company. The Batchelar property was bou...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1906

Mrs Collins (1870-1943), née Enid Astbury, married her husband John George Collins in 1892. She was the daughter of Annie and James Astbury. Enid spent her childhood at Newbury school and went on to become the first pupil teacher at Terrace End Sc...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1927 to 1928

This photograph was taken when Enid Astbury (later Mrs John George Collins), was eighteen. She was the daughter of Annie and James Astbury, born in 1870 and died in 1943. Enid spent her childhood at Newbury school and went on to become the first p...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1888

Creator:      G W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1891