This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph loaned for copying. The original photograph is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.

Date:          circa 1940

Traction engines – wheeled steam engines – were imported into New Zealand from 1880. They mainly ran threshers, but some drove other machines such as chaff cutters, which chopped hay or straw for animal feed.

Date:          circa 1900

At the end of the procession, all the floats from the Palmerston North Centenary parade are parked in the Showgrounds so the public can get a closer look. This image includes a traction engine. The skyline of the city can be seen behind, with the ...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 13, 1971