Ingrid, Carolyn and Deborah Rumsey performing novelty number “Mumbo” at an exhibition of roller skating at The Izadium, 20 June 1964.
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Place: Corner of Ferguson and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: June 20, 1964
Artistic champion skater Carolyn Rumsey is practising her layback outside forward spin.
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Place: Fitzroy (Memorial) Park Skating rink. Palmerston North
Date: February 1965
Roller figure skating team after competing at the National Championships in Hastings January 1959.
Back row left to right: Ingrid Rumsey, Jennifer Coss, Raymond Burgess, Mr Hale (Manager), Brian Eckersley, Fay Wallis, Marilyn Burgess.
Front row ...
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Place: Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date: February 15, 1959
Dress rehearsal before the performance of a ballet exhibition number at evening carnival. The senior pairs skaters are Johnnie Baker with Pam Hodgson.
Fitzroy Park was renamed Memorial Park in the 1950s.
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Place: Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date: February 1958
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 16th November 2021. Part 1 of 2. Malcolm’s involvement in roller skating in Palmerston North started in 1974, daughter Nicola (5YO) keen to learn. After 10 years she was very competent, in national sk...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 16, 2021
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 23rd November 2021. Part 2 of 2. 17 years as national roller skating championship manager, the second vice-president. Roller skating community. Life memberships. 1991 NZ team manager to Hong Kong. Out...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 23, 2021
"A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson.
00:00 - 4:15 - 'City of Wheels'
4:16 - 815 - Family images. The film cannister index reads: ""Rachel, Judy. Tony, 277 College Street, the Clothiers, Bill Davis, Jim Hollis, Cat Mercer, Moving ...
Creator: Rod Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 January 1961: "P. Oliver (Hastings) beat the 20,000 metre world record holder M. Wybrott (Hastings) by 220 yards in the national 10-mile roller road skating road race...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Carroll Street, Palmerston North
Date: January 16, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 April 1956: "Palmerston North played Paraparaumu Beach and Hastings in the Central Districts amateur roller hockey tournament at Memorial Park last Saturday (March 31)...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 31, 1956
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3rd February, 1963. "Players congratulate each other after a tense game between Manawatu and Wellington when the game resulted in a three-all draw at the New Zealand Rol...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 2, 1963
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 November 1960 "I. Hughes, who, with another New Zealander, M. Whybrow, recently broke a number of world skating records, paid a lightning visit to Palmerston North la...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 17, 1960
The caption on the reserve of the photograph reads: "The exciting two mile speed championship ended with William Over [left] being beaten by clubmate Dennis Parkin [right] after a close, racelong battle at the Manawatu Indoor Roller Skating Club's...
Creator: Manawatū Daily Times
Place: Corner of Ferguson Street and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston
Date: November 17, 1962