Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 6th September 2022. Part 1 of 3.  Came to NZ in 1965. Work and study in England beforehand. Attracted to NZ due to trout fishing. Teaching at Queen Elizabeth College and the Polytech, then full time at...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          September 6, 2022

The Queen Elizabeth College gymnasium was built in 1966. The three year old building was destroyed by the fire during the day.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 7, 1969

The fire destroyed the three year old gymnasium, built in 1966 for $42,000. It measured 80 feet by 50 feet and contained $1,500 worth of equipment. At the right is Russell Marsh, who grabbed a school fire hose reel in a courageous attempt to fight...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 7, 1969

In 1956 that Queen Elizabeth Technical College (QETC) in Rangitikei Street officially opened, replacing the Technical College in Princess Street. By the end of the 1960's QETC was converted into a secondary school, with a wider range of non-vocati...

Creator:      Queen Elizabeth College
Place:          Rangitikei Street
Date:          1955