Whakarongo Railway Station was opened on Stoney Creek Road 9 March 1891, on the line through to the Manawatu Gorge. It was closed to passenger service in the 1960s, and the station was sold and demolished in 1967. The remaining goods yard was offi...
Creator: Ken R Cassells
Place: Stoneycreek Road, Whakarongo, Palmerston North
Date: February 1, 1941
The Manfeild Motor Circuit was built by the Manawatu Car Club Inc. in 1973. It was 3.033km long, with pit and garage areas, and hospitality and toilet facilities for the public. In 1990 the track was extended to international standards. In October...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1970s
A prize-winner in the Moutoa and District Rodeo Association Children's Calf Ride receives their ribbon and award at the Linton Rodeo.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
The Municipal Opera House of Palmerston North, designed by F J Wilson and built by J Trevor and Sons, was erected in 1904-1905 and opened 12 July 1905. In 1952 it was condemned unsafe by the Palmerston North City Council and was strengthened and r...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
The I A and P building housed the Feilding branch of the Evening Standard newspaper on its ground floor from July 1980. The ground floor premises had previously been a gift and souvenir shop.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 59 Manchester Street, Feilding, Manawatu
Date: July 17, 1980
Mangatainoka School celebrated its Golden Jubilee in June 1939. This photograph was reproduced in the Manawatū Times on 10 June 1939, with the caption: "Mr. C. H. Brown, chairman of the School Committee, welcoming the ex-pupils on the first day...
Creator: J Milne Allen, Pahiatua
Date: June 1939
This Post Office was constructed in 1902.
Creator: George W Anderson
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1902 to 1910
This house in Rongotea, which was originally built for John Jarvis, suffered fire damange and was partially rebuilt. For an earlier image of the structure, see 2014P_Rng68_007666.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Rongotea
Date: circa 1920
The recreational area at Himatangi Beach was the initiative of the Himatangi Beach Progressive Society Inc. A ticket office and turnstile was erected in 1968. Previously the volunteer workers used a deckchair, followed by a garden shed.
Creator: Ian Roy
Place: Himatangi, Manawatu
Date: 1970s
The recreational area at Himatangi Beach was the initiative of the Himatangi Beach Progressive Society Inc. The boating lake was constructed 1968-1969, with the majority of the work carried out by volunteers. The lake was created with a sealed bot...
Creator: Ian Roy
Place: Himatangi, Manawatu
Date: 1970s
Himatangi Beach is a small community that lies six kilometres off Highway No. 1 between Foxton and Sanson.
Creator: Ian Roy
Place: Himatangi, Manawatu
Date: 1970s
The recreational area at Himatangi Beach was the initiative of the Himatangi Beach Progressive Society Inc. Trampolining became popular in New Zealand in the 1960s, and in 1966 a trampoline area was developed. Four trampolines were set into the gr...
Creator: Ian Roy
Place: Himatangi, Manawatu
Date: 1970s
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 04 February 1958, page 12: "Situated high above the corral at the Moutoa Young Farmers' rodeo was a vantage point from which the judges marked their points on activities...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Moutoa
Date: February 4, 1958
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879.
Date: 1948
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1944
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1943
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1942
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1941
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1940
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day.
Date: 1938
Ashhurst School opened in September 1879. These photographs depict the school's annual calf club day. The pupil Dick Story is shown with his calf in the upper middle image.
Date: 1939
This Library building was built in 1905 and was used until September 1980 when the Library moved to Bowen Street, Feilding.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Feilding
Date: February 1981
A cowboy being thrown from a bucking steer at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
A cowgirl is herding cattle after the Linton Rodeo.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Animal handlers in a chute preparing an animal for competition at the Linton Rodeo.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Cowboy riding a bucking horse at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Cowboy riding a bucking horse at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Cowboy riding a bucking horse while using a modified saddle at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Cowboy riding a bucking steer at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965
Cowboy riding a bucking horse while using a modified saddle at the Linton rodeo. Spectators watch behind a safety fence in the background.
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: Linton
Date: April 17, 1965