Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Fundraising to support the war effort was extensive from the start of World War 1. From 1915, Queen carnivals were held. These fundraising extravaganzas were competitions hel...

Creator:      Simon Johnson
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          April 6, 2024

Manawatu Photorama was published between 1959 and 1964 by Frank Goldingham. It featured social occasions, sports events and city events and perfomances photographed both by Mr. Goldingham and contributing photographers.

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          November 1960

Manawatu Photorama was published between 1959 and 1964 by Frank Goldingham. It featured social occasions, sports events and city events and perfomances photographed both by Mr. Goldingham and contributing photographers.

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          June 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 February, 1964. "Four girls of Queen Elizabeth Technical College who are taking part in the queen carnival to raise funds for the college. From the left they are : Ao...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

The Floral Festival was a weeklong series of events organised by the Palmerston North Public Relations Organisation between the 17th and 22nd of February 1958. The events were well attended, and many businesses got into the spirit of the occasion ...

Creator:      Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 22, 1958

The Floral Festival was a weeklong series of events organised by the Palmerston North Public Relations Organisation between the 17th and 22nd of February 1958. The events were well attended, and many businesses got into the spirit of the occasion ...

Creator:      Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 22, 1958