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Pascal Street, Name and History

Name: Pascal

Suburb, Takaro


This street is named for Mr Louis M Pascal who owned the land when the street was formed, D.P. 578, section 294. Borough rate books reflect that his brother, Mr Claude Marie Pascal, had section 294 under his n...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2024

Oakley Street, Name and History

Name: Oakley

Suburb, Palmerston North Central


Oakley Street is named in honour of Mrs Sarah Oakley (1854-1938), nee Hanlon, one of the town's earliest residents and land owners.

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Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2024

Back Issues: Fowl affairs in Manawatū

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the late nineteenth century, domestic poultry keeping was very common. More than half of New Zealand households had hens. The care and raising of chickens was often the dom...

Creator:      Tracey Armstrong
Place:          New Zealand
Date:          June 29, 2024

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