Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of Christmas time at Palmerston North Chief Post Office from 1906 to 1988. Many people, including schoolchildren, were employed at the Post Office at Christmas time as...

Creator:      Leanne Croon Hickman
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 27, 2021

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 March, 1959. "Making sure that the cable passes through the breaks in the ducts unharmed is an employee of the Post and Telegraph Department. In constant touch by te...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 March, 1959. "Voices travel over the telephone wires as the first stages are entered in the operation of pulling through a cable in Ruahine Street early in the week. ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-03-21T00:00:00+00:00