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'Savage' backcountry Hut

This image depicts Frank (Frances Leslie) Berry and possibly his wife Mary Elizabeth (nee Ridland) outside the 'Savage' backcountry hut. it is believed this may have been situated near Franz Josef Glacier as other glass negatives from this family ...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          Franz Josef Glacier
Date:          1920s

Memory Lane - "Old man trod a hard road" [Abridged]

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of old-time swagman, Russian Jack. Abridged from original article.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          November 21, 2006

"30-Mile Tramp"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 February, 1964. "The weekend heat was no trouble to these Palmerston North Scouts. Stopping for a rest in the Manawatu Gorge on Saturday while on a30-mile tramp for ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

View from Toms lookout

The last look of freedom before level 4 started in just a couple of hours. On the Manawatū Gorge track, the Tawa loop.

Creator:      Jocelyn Woodward-Candy
Place:          Manawatu Gorge track
Date:          March 27, 2020

Les Davis in New Zealand bush

Les Davis set to go hunting in what could be the Kahuterawa Valley. Leslie Francis Davis (1900-1985) was the son of James and Harriet Davis, then living in Palmerston North. He worked on the land and later at the Wanganui Woolen Mills. He married ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1918

Kiritaki Hut, Ruahine Ranges

Kiritaki Hut is a standard six-bunk hut south of the Maharahara and Matanginui high points in the southern Ruahine Ranges. The hut is accessible via steep and advanced difficulty tracks from the Hawke's Bay Region via Kumeti Road, or Opawe Road...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Ruahine Ranges
Date:          October 16, 2017

Councillors tour Sledge Track, Kahuterawa

Mayor Jill White and councillors enjoy a tour of the Sledge Track construction with Ian Argyle, the instigator of the track. It was opened in 2003. From left: Cr Ray Christmas; Cr Kelvin Speirs; Cr Jim Jefferies; Cr Peter Claridge; Ian Matheson, C...

Creator:      Ian Argyle
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 2000

Walking in Turitea Stream

This hand-tinted postcard shows three men hiking through the Turitea Stream.

Creator:      Unknown

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