The demolition of old school buildings began in 1967.
Stan Holmes was teaching at Newbury School and living in the school house next door from 1961 until he retired in c.1974. He was a keen photographer and these are his photos taken during those...
Creator: Stan Holmes
Place: Newbury School
Date: 1967
This image was likely taken from the Municipal Chambers building, which became known as the ‘Square Edge’ Arts Centre in 1980.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning a...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: 47 The Square, Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
This image was likely taken from the Municipal Chambers building, which became known as the ‘Square Edge’ Arts Centre in 1980.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning a...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: 47 The Square, Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
This image was likely taken from the Municipal Chambers building, which became known as the ‘Square Edge’ Arts Centre in 1980.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning a...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: 47 The Square, Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
This image was likely taken from the Municipal Chambers building, which became known as the ‘Square Edge’ Arts Centre in 1980.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning a...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: 47 The Square, Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
This photograph may have been taken for use in an advertisement or trade publication.
Creator: John Cleland
A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring the last train trip through Square, and the demolition of the station and yards over three years. Features some double exposure of Pipe bands and Marching scenes in a parade.
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Creator: Rod Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring images from the Carnival of the Lake, which took place at Hokowhitu Lagoon during Anniversary Weekend 1963. Events included a pet parade, children's competitions, Highland dancing, and a...
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 18, 1963
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 December 1958: "All aboard for the trailer ride if you want plenty of thrills. Two tractors pulling trailers provided plenty of enjoyment for these children at the Ho...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 9, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 December 1960 "Parks and reserves employees are pictured engaged in clearing willows from the city side of the Hokowhitu Lagoon. To enable the work to be carries out ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: December 1, 1960
The annual Student procession or 'Procesh' was held at midday on the Monday of 'Capping Week' and was a highlight of 'Town and Gown' relations between Massey University and the City. Sometimes courting controversy with its 'student humour', the pa...
Creator: Keith Roland Hamblyn
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: April 13, 1964
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
The traction engine, owned by Mr W Eggleton of Bunnythorpe, is stumping a farm on Stoney Creek Road near Bunnythorpe (possibly that of Mr R H James).
Creator: Unknown
Place: Bunnythorpe
Date: 1918
Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928. This image shows men making hay silage.
Creator: National Publicity Studios
Place: Massey College, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
Trucks lined up outside their garages at the City Council Depot, situated on the corner of Albert and Ferguson Streets, Palmerston North.
Creator: Alf Taylor [?]
Place: Corner of Albert and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
C B Norwood's tractor assembly plant was New Zealands largest such plant in 1980. Shown here are the directors of Dalgety New Zealand Ltd who met in Palmerston North to inspect one of the group's subsidiary operations.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: March 25, 1980
D Higgins and Son’s mobile smoko room being towed into place by a tractor during work to reseal the runway. Photograph published in the Manawatu EveningStandard 22 November 1979.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: November 22, 1979
The Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company Ltd was established as a farmer's co-operative in 1890. Sited at Longburn, just south of Palmerston North, it later became known as the Longburn Freezing Works. It closed in 1986.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1946
Win Reesby (nee Parker) and her daughter Pat, with Hannah Parker. Hannah and Win were the daughters of John and Sarah Parker who developed a dairy farm on Banks Line, Rongotea in 1920. When they died the farm was taken on by Hannah Parker and her ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Rongotea, Manawatū
Date: 1954
Originally a metal pit for New Zealand Railways, this land was purchased by the City Council in 1940 for a park development. The eastern end was developed into a cycle track, sports arena and skating rink between 1951 – 1954. Mitchell Excavators w...
Creator: Mitchell Excavators
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1951 to 1954
Gough Gough and Hamer were located at 157 Rangitikei Street.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Unknown
A pink decorated Volkswagen won 2nd prize in the ‘Artificial Blossom’section and a float advertising homogenised milk won first prize in the 'Trade' section, at the Palmerston North Showgrounds in Pascal Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North Show Grounds, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1958
The house was designed by L G West for Wilberforce Alfred George in 1910. W A George was a clothier on The Square, Palmerston North, carrying on the business established by his father D M George in 1883. At some later stage the house was sold and ...
Creator: Barbara and Stuart Ingram
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2010
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 1967
Originally a metal pit for New Zealand Railways, this land was purchased by the City Council in 1940 for a park development. The eastern end was developed into a cycle track, sports arena and skating rink between 1951 – 1954. Mitchell Excavators w...
Creator: Mitchell Excavators
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1951 to 1954
The Palmerston North Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course. The Brightwater Terrace site, as in use today, was offered to the club in exchange for their links originally in Awatapu. In the early 1960s the Palmerston North City Council was looking to...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 21, 1975