This photograph, showing Dennis Rickards in the backyard of his recently constructed home at 125 Vogel Street, Roslyn, was taken with a Brownie E. camera. Rickards' purchased the property in about 1950 and had a house constructed by A. Arnold in c...
Creator:
Date: circa 1952
This photograph shows the students at Himatangi Mill School, which opened in September 1903.
Back row from left: Miss Dury (school teacher), Violet Mardon, Cecilia Mardon, Elsie Mardon, girl in front of Elsie and the rest of that row: unknown.
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Creator: Edward W Child
Place: Himatangi, Manawatu
Date: circa 1904
This photograph shows a warehouse at Milson Airport, Palmerston North. Milson Airport was established in 1936, on the site of the Palmerston North Aero Club.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
This photograph shows a hangar at Milson Airport. Milson Airport was established in 1936, on the site of the Palmerston North Aero Club.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
Ashhurst Station operated as a simple flag station for its first year, then on 7 March 1892 the railway station was opened. it was an important stop before entering the Manawatu Gorge, on its way to Hawkes Bay. In 1980 the Ashhurst station buildin...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Ashhurst, Manawatu
Date: circa 1985 to circa 1995
This photograph is of a sheep run in upper Pohangina Valley.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Pohangina, Manawatu
Date: 1979
This photograph depicts the stop at Paekakariki complete with three engines and various railway staff members. The Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Limited constructed the rail line between Wellington and Palmerston, opened in 1886, and ran it...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Kapiti District
Date: circa 1890 to circa 1899
The Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Limited constructed the rail line between Wellington and Palmerston, opened in 1886, and ran it until they sold it to the Government in 1908.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Kapiti District
Date: circa 1890 to circa 1899
Garage belonging to the house at 104 Napier Road. The buildings are no longer at this address (2010).
Creator: E Creamer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1981
The Puketotara Estate, as identified by the name on the bales, was located on the western bank of the Oroua River in the vicinity of its junction with the Manawatu River. During the 1890s, it was owned by the Pascal Brothers, three well-known Fren...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1890
This farm is possibly in the Awahou North area.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1910 to circa 1920
This school was opened on 18 June, 1928 with a roll of 19 pupils. Mr E Farrant was the teacher. The land on which the school was built was donated by Mr Hugh Akers. The original one room was added to in 1930, 1953 and 1961. The school is still in ...
Creator: Hugh Akers [?]
Place: Opiki, Manawatu
Date: circa 1928
The men are identified as follows (from left) Standing - Rog Climo (?), unknown, Charlie Mills. Sitting - Jim Climo (?), unknown, Climo (?), Allan (?), Fred Eggers. This sawmill was owned by Jim Climo, with another Climo family member perhaps, and...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Waituna West
Date: circa 1908
A Carl Johan (or Johann) Oden appears in the Post office Directories from 1890 to at least 1940, he is described as a storekeeper in Kelvin Grove or a farmer of Whakaronga. This is inherently unlikely to have been the same person - possibly father...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1893
The men are identified as follows (from left): Unknown; Climo (?); Jim Climo (?); Allan (?); Unknown; Fred Eggers (father of LC Eggers); Rog Climo (?); Charlie (?) Mills. This sawmill was owned by Jim Climo, with another Climo family member perhap...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Waituna West
Date: circa 1908