The mill is thought to have been Miranui at Shannon, because the mill had a wooden floor on their yard. The Poplar mill in Moutoa also had a wooden yard. These bundles of flax have been trammed into the mill yard, where they were stored on end for...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1910

Susan Herbert Knight (nee Nicholson) was born in Waipukarau in 1865. She married Robert Dawson Knight and moved to the Manawatu in 1903. They farmed at Longburn before, as a widow, she moved to live in Grey Street, Palmerston North in 1947. She di...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This photograph possibly taken at the Arapete camp shows three workmen and the...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Tokomaru No 3 Reservoir, Shannon
Date:          circa 1923

The staff of the water works are shown taking a break from connecting the water main to the new bridge. Left to right: Tom Sexton, Jon McLaughlin, Roy Kersel, Malcolm Groom (an employee of Taylor and Andrew's Engineering), Harry Mills, Ray Leslie,...

Creator:      Stuart Couchman
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

The large building in the background is Coles Building, on the corner of Main Street West and the Square. This site is now occupied by the Council Administration Building (CAB), which is the PNCC headquarters. On the opposite side of the Street is...

Creator:      Duncan and Co., Auckland [?]
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

The gun in the Square was placed there in May 1909. The Lakelet built in October 1909 is not in this photograph. The Grand Hotel was built in 1906 and the Daily Times newspaper was at this site from 1890s to 1913. The Daily Times newspaper on Chur...

Creator:      Ernest Denton
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1909

The Bandstand, built 1898, was originally located in The Square but was shifted to the Esplanade in 1907. It was demolished in 1960.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Bob. Square. Palmerston N. 7-1-1928".

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          January 7, 1928