Creator:      Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date:          1946 to 1954

Creator:      Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date:          1946 to 1954

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on the 1st of May 1971.

"Two thousand people sat and stood in front of the Palmerston North Clock Tower last night and sang “We Shall Live in Peace” as th...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 1, 1971

A group of women in traditional Māori dress, performing a Haka Pōwhiri, in the Square near the clock tower as part of the Centenary celebrations.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"A scene overlooking the Square in Palmerston North..."

The buildings and businesses shown are: From left: Hannah’s, Collinson and Cu...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"A scene overlooking the Square in Palmerston North..."

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"A scene overlooking the Square in Palmerston North..."

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.

"A scene overlooking the Square in Palmerston North..."

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Article about Friday night shopping in Palmerston North and Feilding before weekend trading.

Creator:      Dorothy Pilkington
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          July 16, 2022

This photograph shows a view of Broadway Avenue. It is from a series of framed photographs that were rescued from a local dumpster.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1980s

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954, staying overnight at the Grand Hotel. The city was decorated with lights to welcome them. This negative was copied from a series of slides take...

Creator:      C H James
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

The Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (T&G) building in Palmerston North was designed by A and K Henderson in the distinctive 'house' style developed by the firm and constructed in 1938.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1930s

This photograph was created as part of a series of eight photographs showing scenes of Palmerston North. Shown here is Broadway from the Post Office corner of The Square looking down past the T&G Bulding in Broadway Avenue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1930s

This photograph shows the intersection between Rangitikei Street and The Square. Beyond that is the intersection between Broadway Avenue and The Square. The building with a clock tower on the far right is the Australasian Temperance and General Mu...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1950

A view of Broadway Avenue and the T&G Building.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1964

The Lakelet was constructed in October 1909. It was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. The Hopwood Clock Tower was built in 1957, built with a donation from Arthur Hopwood. The clock chi...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1957 to circa 1960

Eight small prints of various locations around Palmerston North contained in a paper envelope that reads, "Real Photographs For Your Snapshot Album - Souvenir of Palmerston North, New Zealand. Published by Woolworths Ltd. Palmerston North".

Creator:      Woolworths Ltd.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1930s

This image comes from a series of slides taken around Palmerston North in the late 1950s. Many show scenes in The Victoria Esplanade Gardens, but other areas and events around the city are also represented.

Creator:      S. A. Free
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1950s

This photograph looks towards Broadway Avenue from The Square. The spire that can be seen in the distance is the Church of the Holy Spirit, or St Patricks as it is commonly known.

Creator:      Ken Brady
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

This photograph shows The Square around 1940. Note the railway line running down Main Street.

Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940

Part of the former Chief Post Office is on the right. In the background is the T&G Building on Broadway.

Creator:      Matt Ryan
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1988

In the right foreground is The Lakelet - constructed in October 1909. It was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. Directly behind The Lakelet is the old Post Office building (built 1904-19...

Creator:      Manawatu Guardian
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1974

This shot looks down Broadway Avenue towards The Square and Coleman Place. The Odeon Theatre stands approximately where the Harvey Norman store stands today [2017]. The Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (T&G) bu...

Creator:      Max Boddy
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1975

This photograph looks across The Square and down Broadway Avenue, probably from the top floor of Roscos Department Store. The Bank of New Zealand on the corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square. The Bank of Australasia is on the corner of The Sq...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950