Japan surrendered to the allies of World War II on 15 August. Immediately schools and businesses in Palmerston North were closed and celebrations, many informal, began. A thanksgiving service was held that afternoon, followed by a victory parade ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          August 16, 1945

The Coronation Fountain, built 1902, is in the forefront of this view of the Square. Directly behind can be seen the men's toilets built in 1982, and the central parking precinct. Buildings in the background are the T & G tower on Broadway and the...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980 to circa 1989

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

Taken from Coleman Place corner of The Square looking down Broadway. The T & G building, built 1936, can be seen in the middle of the photograph.

Creator:      William Frith
Place:          Broadway Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 1955

The Clock Tower in Palmerston North was constructed in 1957 to house the clock removed from the Post Office in 1942, when the tower was removed as an earthquake risk. On the left can be seen the Post office, and beyond, on the skyline, the Austral...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

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

Broadway Avenue, originally Broad Street, Palmerston North, was renamed, at the instigation of G H Bennett, bookseller, and other retailers, by Borough Council resolution in March 1926. The T and G Building, seen to the left was completed in 1937 ...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Broadway Avenue, 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

The Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue stands in the middle of the quadrant of The Square near Church Street. The clock tower was removed from the Post Office after an earthquake in 1942.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

Overlooking 2 quadrants of The Square on the right. On the left can be seen the Clarendon Hotel and the Bank of New Zealand opposite each other on the corner of Rangitikei Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

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

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Creator:      Philippa Elphick
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          April 19, 2018