This photograph is believed to be of a Queen Carnival coronation held at the Dannevirke Town hall in December 1940. Queen carnivals were a popular way to raise money for patriotic purposes and to support the war effort. They might incorporate a ta...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Dannevirke and district
Date:          1940

Mrs Black, wide of Mayor Desmond Black, accompanies the Duke of Edinburgh as he supports his wife, Queen Elizabeth, during her visit to Palmerston North in 1970.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 20, 1970

This booklet gives instructions for how, where and when local schools were to present their pupils for the royal visit of 1954. Each school was given an assembly point and children were instructed to wave flags as the Royal Entourage passed.

Creator:      Palmerston North Royal Visit Committee
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

The Orpheus Male Voice Society Palmerston North held a Coronation Concert at Rosco Hall on 18th of June 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The executives at the time for the group were: Conductor- S W Wood, President- G T Harr...

Creator:      Orpheus Male Voice Society
Date:          June 18, 1953

The case of the Craven School play 'The Swineherd' in costume.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1914