This photograph was taken when Enid Astbury (later Mrs John George Collins), was eighteen. She was the daughter of Annie and James Astbury, born in 1870 and died in 1943. Enid spent her childhood at Newbury school and went on to become the first p...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1888

Previously unidentified, this portrait is believed depict Thomas Sutton (1857-1925) and his wife Rebecca Annie (Gray) Sutton (1859-1936) of Palmerston North. The original image has "Sutton" scratched onto its glass plate.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

A group of unidentified children from around 1890. The name 'Venn' is scratched onto the plate - possible indicating the family name. Frederick Venn was an early settler in Palmerston North.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Studio portrait of an unknown girl. The glass plate this image is from has the name "Kerslake" scratched onto it.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

James Linton settled in Palmerston North in 1871, playing a large part in its early days. The family moved to Australia in 1897. The photograph is of one of the thirteen children of James and Sarah Anne Linton - possibly either William or Edward.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Mrs Emma Hamilton (nee Donkin) is standing on the far right. She was the wife of Palmerston North draper, John B. Hamilton. He is listed as a Palmerston North ratepayer 1883-1890: In 1885 for section 331 A2 and a shop in George Street; In 1885 (Ap...

Creator:      London Portrait Rooms, Dunedin
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1875

Frederick Pirani (1858-1926) was proprietor of the 'Manawatu Evening Standard' and Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1893-1902. He married Martha Berry c1879 and they had 4 children. They divorced in 1922 and Frederick remarried Iris Helen...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1892 to 1895

Edward Collins came to New Zealand on a whaling ship in 1842 and became a farmer in the Hawkes Bay, near Waipawa. He sold his farm to the Johnston family and moved to Abbotsville – near Waipawa – and then to Newbury, on the outskirts of Palmerston...

Creator:      Bunting Studio
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1860 to 1887

Kristine was born in Denmark on 11 July 1864. She emigrated to New Zealand aged eighteen and married George Woldemar Koehler in Palmerston North on the 5 May 1887. She is pictured here wearing a handmade dress.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1882

Mr and Mrs Hans Christensen were probably Scandinavian settlers at Mauriceville, although they were not listed in the 1875 -1876, 1885-1886 or 1902 N.Z.P.O (Wises Directory) editions.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1870 to circa 1879

The T and G Building was constructed in 1937. u

Creator:      Petch
Date:          1950

This boy was probably a resident of Palmerston North, but his identity is unknown. However, the photograph is an interesting record of children's fashion of the 1890s.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Carl and Karen (nee Andreasdatter) both aged 25, married in Norway and arrived in New Zealand on-board the "Celaeno" with their young son Oscar B. The family were allotted a section on the Karere Scandinavian Block. Carl worked as a wheelwright, h...

Creator:      Billens and Bunting
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1900

Evaline (left) and Jane (right) were the daughters of Peter and Mary Manson. Jane was born in 1877 and Evaline in 1879. Peter Manson co-owned the first sawmill to be erected in Palmerston North with Peter Bartholomew.

Creator:      Frank R Hutt - American Photo Rooms, Wanganui.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1882

Karen Martea Bergersen (née Andreasdatter) married Carl Bergersen at age 25 in Norway and arrived in New Zealand on-board the "Celaeno" with their young son Oscar B. The family were allotted a section on the Karere Scandinavian Block. Carl worked ...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880 to circa 1889

Mrs Mary Elizabeth (Minnie) Leary was the wife of Mr Joseph Leary, a pioneer printer of Palmerston North. She was previously Mrs Carty of Wellington. She had five children by her first marriage, none by her marriage to Joseph.

Creator:      Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1885

Susan Woolcock was the wife of William Albert Woolcock. She is pictured with her daughters, Amelia and Maude. Susan was one of approximately 523 Palmerston North women who signed the Suffrage petition, submitted to Parliament in 1893.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880 to circa 1890

Tim Burrton was a black blocks farmer who built the Tokomaru Valley Road extension. In the early 1900's, Mr Burrton bought 429 acres in the Tararuas, where he camped in a tent until Mr Mullin (who owned the adjoining land) told Mr Burtton was dist...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1920