This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Date: 1900 to 1932
A view of the crowd who are eagerly watching the racing. The Main Stand can be seen on the right of the photograph.The Manawatu Racing Club opened their Awapuni course in December 1903. By 1927, over £90,000 had been spent on the establishment and...
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
This photograph shows horses and riders on the northern end of the track at the Awapuni Racecourse. The houses visible are a part of the suburb of Awapuni. The decision to begin race meetings in Palmerston North was made at a meeting of sportsmen ...
Creator: L T
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This photograph shows a large crowd outside the main totalisator building (TAB) at a winter meeting at the Awapuni Racecourse. The decision to begin race meetings in Palmerston North was made at a meeting of sportsmen in October 1880. D H McArthur...
Creator: L T
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
This 1929 Austin Seven, owned by Mr Les Albon, was put on display at the Rangitāne area cub day held at the Awapuni racecourse. The cub day was to commemorate the birth of Lord Baden-Powell and 72 years of scouting. The boy climbing into the drive...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: March 8, 1982
Fencing at the YWCA Conference in April of 1926 at the Awapuni RaceCourse. Photo taken with a box brownie camera by Josie Griffiths.
Creator: Josie Griffiths
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1926
Group photo of the united YWCA conference at the Awapuni Race Course in April of 1926.
Josie Griffiths seated in front row, fourth from the right.
Creator: YWCA
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1926
The Awapuni Racecourse was the second racecourse in Palmerston North. It was built on a raised area near a group of lagoons. The Racing Club bought 40 hectares and held their opening meeting on Boxing Day 1903, attended by a crowd of 10,000. It wa...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1923
Archery at the YWCA conference in April of 1926 at the Awapuni RaceCourse. Taken with a Box Brownie camera by Josie Griffiths.
Creator: Josie Griffiths
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1926
The land at this corner (underwater in the photograph) has since been subdivided and many houses built on it, as well as Pioneer Reserve. The Women's Division Federated Farmer's Rest Home was the former 'Shalimar' homestead. It was burnt down in 1...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of Maxwell's Line and Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
This group of soldiers are shown outside of barracks in Awapuni.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
The Manawatu Racing Club conducted its first race meeting in Palmerston North on Boxing Day 1881. A few years later the Club purchased 100 acres of land at Awapuni for four thousand pounds and the Club celebrated its first raceday at the new cours...
Creator: K H Shea
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Date: 1900 to 1932
Group dancing at the YWCA Conference in April of 1926 at the Awapuni RaceCourse. Photo taken with a box brownie camera by Josie Griffiths.
Creator: Josie Griffiths
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1926
This postcard shows Palmerston North's Racecourse. Note that construction work appears to be happening in the grandstand second from left.
Creator: Frank Duncan & Co, Ltd
Date: 1920s
Postcard of soldiers exercising at the Army training camp at Awapuni Racecourse, during World War One. The postcard was sent 15 October 1915 to Miss Cable, 829 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, from 'Jim'.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1915
This photograph shows a large crowd at the winter meeting at the Awapuni Racecourse. The decision to begin race meetings in Palmerston North was made at a meeting of sportsmen in October 1880. D H McArthur was to be President. The first race couse...
Creator: W B Watt
Place: 67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
An aerial view of Awapuni area, showing the Esplanade at bottom left, the Palmerston North Golf Club and the distinctive layout of Savage Crescent, the state housing complex developed 1936-1944. In 1964 the Golf Club, formed in 1930, was acquired ...
Creator: Bruce Watt Photography
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
A memorial dedicated to the memory of officers and men of the New Zealand Medical Corps (1914-1918) who were trained at Awapuni Racecourse during WWI, was erected in 1929. The memorial is a stone cairn fountain, inside a pool constructed in the sh...
Creator: A H Daroux
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1930
The annual race meeting of 1907. The Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club was formed on 1 August 1891 and the first race meeting was held on 29 Dec 1891 on land leased at Otangaki Flat [Ashhurst]. The photograph shows the Steward’s Stand, the Main Stand...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 29, 1907