This photograph ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 February 1973 with the caption, "It looked like a case of "if Mohammed wouldn't go to the mountain, the mountain ad to go to Mohammed" when St John's Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North,...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1973

Under the Oil Fuel (Emergency) Regulations of 1939, petrol and other fuels were rationed in New Zealand. Fuel rationing was introduced in September 1939 following the outbreak of the Second World War and remained in force until May 1950. This lice...

Date:          1948

Shows the pumps of the Central Service Station, looking towards the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square. Also shows 'Four Winds' Coffee Lounge and the Bank of New Zealand. The BNZ opened again as a branch on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenu...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Caltex was the trade name of the California Texas Oil Company Limited, which was formed in 1936. Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd became a registered company in New Zealand in 1940 and expanded widely around New Zealand from this time.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tremaine Avenue/Kelvin Grove Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This photograph looks down Rangitikei Street towards The Square. It is near the intersection with Maire Street.

Creator:      Matt Ryan
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1988

This photograph looks east towards The Square. In the centre of the photograph is the clock tower of the old Post Office, removed as an earthquake risk in 1942. Quite distinct is the curve in the train line running through The Square. The street t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

A side view of the Municipal Opera House can be seen next to the Service Station and across from Ashley Street. It was demolished in 1996.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Church Street East, Palmerston North
Date:          1960

The corner of Broadway and Princess streets, Palmerston North. The roundabout was replaced by traffic lights in 1979.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Intersection of Princess Street and Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1960

The Queen Mother visited Palmerston North in 1958.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1958

This photograph shows the intersection between The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The multi-storied building on the left side is an apartment block. The red and white building is the Fisherman's Table restaurant.

Creator:      Graeme Liggins
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 2002

Clausen's Plating Works Ltd is visible on the left side of the photograph - this is now the location of Resene Paint Shop.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1968

See also F310

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified imag...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North