Creator:      Wise's Directories

Date:          circa 1960

Two railway cottages are visible on the left. The Associated Bottlers Company (ABC) depot is on the right. The ABC was a subsidiary of New Zealand Breweries and operated a beer bottle recycling depot in the good yards. After sorting, the bottle w...

Date:          1971 to 1974

This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...

Creator:      D. Evans
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...

Creator:      D. Evans
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...

Creator:      D. Evans
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...

Creator:      D. Evans
Place:          Matthews Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s to 1970s

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:          July 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.

Caption: “Milson Deviation showing work in progress.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Milson, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1960

A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring the last train trip through Square, and the demolition of the station and yards over three years. Features some double exposure of Pipe bands and Marching scenes in a parade.

Total Leng...

Creator:      Rod Matheson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of the Palmerston North railway station building. Planning for the present (2024) third Palmerston North railway station in Matthews Avenue Takaro, started in the 1920...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 21, 2023

Palmerston North Railway Station in central city, 1963

Place:          ?
Date:          1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Seasons Greetings." [A station worker with flag at the Mangaweka Station.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Mangaweka
Date:          December 22, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 August 1961 ""Which luggage is mine?" This girl, one of the many students who poured into Palmerston North today for the university winter tournament, has cause to wo...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          August 12, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6 November, 1959. "D. Ray, of Takaka, was met at the Palmerston North railway station yesterday by his fiancee and future parents-in-law. He is on leave before going to...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 6, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11th January, 1963. "Having had their holiday cut short through wet weather at the Chateau, these sisters, Miss P. Morgan (left) and Miss M. Morgan, of Palmerston North,...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 11, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 June, 1963. "Gathered on the platform of the Palmerston North railway station excitedly waiting for the railcar to take them to Woodville are these 23 young primer st...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 11, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6 November, 1959. "New Zealand troops, who are due to depart for Malaya in the near future, travelled through Palmerston North yesterday. The photograph shows some of t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 6, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 February 1961: "Scouts from the Palmerston North area who have been attending the Jamboree in Australia returned to the city this morning. This group was photographed...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 June 1961 "Once the Rangitikei Line overbridge is completed in the near future incidents such as this with cars held up by trains crossing the roadway will be part of...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 30, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 July 1958, page 6: "Top Rugby players from all over the North Island arrived in the city yesterday and early today for tomorrow's All Black trails. Here one group are...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 28, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 December, 1959. “Private R. Burns, who stopped at Palmerston North Railway Station on his way home to Gisborne from service in Malaya, shakes hands with Mr P. Lynch, ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 16, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 August, 1959. "The staff of the Palmerston North railway station refreshment rooms have a little respite between the arrival of the four special trains to the second ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 15, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 8 August, 1959. "An exuberant farewell was given to Mrs D. Smith, an American exchange teacher, when she left Palmerston North for Wellington last night. A crowd of Pal...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 8, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 06 September 1960 "Four trainee graduates in science and mathematics for the Freyberg High School and two permanent appointees, one for the Girls' High School and the ot...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 6, 1960

Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century to 1964. On the left the Old Railway Hotel can be seen. It was on the other side of the road from the railway station, on Main Street. In...

Creator:      Terry Finnerty
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1958

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
Place:          Auckland
Date:          1909 to 1911

Pictured is the platform of the Ashhurst Railway Station, looking northward. 

The station once featured numerous facilities one would expect at a railway station. These were demolished after 1980 and replaced with a very small and v...

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          -40.297476, 175.750419
Date:          January 2021

A view of the entrace to the Palmerston North Railway Station.

Creator:      Maurice Thompson
Place:          Mathews Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          November 24, 1965

A view of the main building of the Palmerston North Railway Station.

Creator:      Maurice Thompson
Place:          Mathews Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          November 24, 1965

Circa early 1980s

Creator:      Max Youle
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1980s