George Street is named after the landowner and building contractor who put the street through, Mr George Frederick Roe (1837-1902).
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Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.
Caption: “Photorama recently had a look behind the scenes at the Transportation department and now shows you some of the things a Traffic Officer do...
Creator: Frank Goldingham
Place: Broadway, Palmerston North
Date: July 1960
Creator: C. M. Ross Co. Ltd.
Date: May 17, 1956
Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.
Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...
Creator: David Evans - Planning Office
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1956
Plaque outlining history of the building. Description reads as follows:
"This building stands on the site of the first general store in Palmerston North, erected in 1871 by George Mathew Snelson. The site was later occupied by t...Creator: Isaac Heaphy
Place: The Square, Palmerston North City Library, Palmerston North
Date: February 11, 2022
The Palmerston North City Library building was originally built as the C M Ross (Rosco) department store in 1927-1928. In 1992 it was bought by the Palmerston North City Council and converted into a new City Library. Ian Athfield, the architect, m...
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: 4 Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date: 2018
City Council buses at the Palmerston North Municipal bus station in The Square, which was attached to the back of the Ladies Rest Room. A Municipal bus service began in Palmerston North in 1921. Buses from left are: Ford; Leyland Tiger Royal; Ford...
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photos
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
The store was decorated to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1953
The C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. The business was established by Charles Ross in 1883, and this building was constructed in 1927-1928, replacing a number of buildings on The Square. It linked thro...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1947 to 1950
View of The Square in Palmerston North. Visible are the DIC building (formerly the CM Ross Building, now home to the Palmerston North City Library) in the background, the lakelet and the Civic Administration Building. The lakelet was constructed i...
Creator: C M Thompson
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1970s
In July 1933 C.M. Ross celebrated their 50th Jubilee. The company, begun by Charles Ross in 1883, grew into one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. The Jubilee celebrations included a month-long sale, a Jubilee concert and a 5 t...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: July 1933
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Palmerston North, as part of their New Zealand tour, 6-7 January 1954. A Royal Civic Dinner, organised by the Palmerston North City Council, was held for them in the C M Ross Ltd Tea Rooms, 7 Ja...
Creator: PNCC
Date: January 1954