Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of the development of Memorial Park. Before it became a public park, it was used by New Zealand Railways as a ballast pit. The Council purchased the site and Fitzroy P...

Creator:      Geoff Watson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 7, 2023

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Between 1911 and 1984, Palmerstonians were entertained on Satuday nights at times in theatre, a skating hall, a dance hall and a ball room in George Street. Buildings were dem...

Creator:      Steve Stannard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 May 1961 "With the school holidays in full swing, many children are making use of the Memorial Park skating rink as seen above as children happily go past the camera."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 11, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 November 1960 "The Hastings skater Mervyn Wybrott who will be one of the star performers in the aggregate speed skating championship meeting to be conducted by the Pa...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Main and Fitzroy Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 January, 1959. "Miss Avis Bell, of Palmerston North, winner of the Miss International Skating Queen Contest at Christchurch this year with her fine array of trophies."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1960 "Contestants in the Palmerston North Amateur Roller Skating Club's sixth annual championships taking place at the Memorial Park skating rink today and t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3 December, 1959. “Gracefully completing a figure-of eight is Mrs J. Meech, the winner of the mothers’ section of the figure skating at the Palmerston North indoor rolle...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Feilding
Date:          1959-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

The Floral Festival was a weeklong series of events organised by the Palmerston North Public Relations Organisation between the 17th and 22nd of February 1958. The events were well attended, and many businesses got into the spirit of the occasion ...

Creator:      Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 22, 1958

Hadley and Deborah Rumsey rehearsing their pairs routine on the roller skating rink at Memorial (Fitzroy) Park, Palmerston North 1968

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Date:          August 1968

Ingrid Rumsey practising forward arabesque at Memorial Park, Palmerston North (1966)

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North.
Date:          1966