This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December 1962, "Little Paula Stead, daughter of the Rev. P. Stead and Mrs Stead, was not quite sure about Father Christmas or his present on Wednesday afternoon at th...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 14, 1962
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1962, "Last Saturday night Father Christmas paid a visit to the Band Hall in Botanical Road where the children of the staff of the "Manawatu Evening Standard...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Botannical Road, Palmerston North
Date: December 17, 1962
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "The public relations officer (Mr. P. Brunton) and his secretary (Miss I. Watford) read the last of the 4513 letters to Father Christmas received by t...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 23, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 December 1962, "Father Christmas and a group of his young admirers are seen at the Palmerston North Fire Brigade's Christmas party on Wednesday night."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 21, 1962
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 December 1960 "Saint Nicholas this morning gave many children a thrill when he rode into the Square on his white horse, followed by Black Peters. The Mayor (Mr. G.M. ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 3, 1960
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11th January 1966 "The last trappings of the Christmas season departed from the city yesterday when Father Christmas and the Nativity scene were removed from the Square....
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: January 11, 1966
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th December 1965 "They all gasped when he was unveiled. Everyone pressed forward for a better look as soon as the wraps fell away. Then five-year-old Joanne Looney post...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 6, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6th December 1965 "Friday was Joanne Looney's fifth birthday, and on Saturday she was the first to post her letter to Father Christmas after the unveling in the Square. ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 6, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th December 1965 "Three-year old Valerie Larkin, who spent Christmas in the children's ward of the Palmerston North Hospital, shows her gifts to yet another member of ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 27, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1958: "Twelve Commercial Travellers dressed as clowns today took 102 orphans from the various homes and treated them with a visit to Father Christmas at Mess...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 53 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: December 17, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 December 1962, "Covering 13 zones, 1000 children of returned servicemen will receive a Christmas present from Father Christmas on Christmas morning. Organised by Mr ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 21, 1962
This was to mark the first Christmas after the end of World War One. The presents were packed at the offices of the Manawatu Racing Club, opposite the Barraud and Abrahams building, to be distributed by a number of Father Christmases with the help...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1918
On Christmas morning in 1918, 50 Father Christmases distributed 5,000 presents to the children of Palmerston North. This was a large-scale charity venture sponsored by the citizens of Palmerston North. The presents were packed for distribution in ...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 25, 1918
Jack Evans dressed as Father Christmas, and Betty Evans, at Kia Toa Clubrooms. Jack and Betty married in 1936 and had a family of four boys. They were early and long term residents of the Savage Crescent state housing precinct, living at 5 Mansfor...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1970 to circa 1999