Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The grandstand at the Showgrounds, later Central Energy Trust Arena, has been extensively damaged a number of times in its history. Opened in 1900 with seating capacity for 22...

Creator:      Murray Brown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 11, 2026

Caption reads: "Wind damage to the showgrounds grandstand"

Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          February 2, 1936

Reverse reads: "Les Bond standing beside the root."

Place:          Manawatū
Date:          1929

Reverse reads: "The remains of Shailer's Nurseries packing shed."

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 2, 1936

Reverse reads: "The remains of Shailer's Nurseries packing shed."

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 2, 1936

Wind damage on an unidentified farm two miles up the Pahiatua track.

Place:          Pahiatua
Date:          1929