The Ballance River bridge at the eastern end of the Manawatu Gorge was designed by James Fulton and opened by the Premier, Richard John Seddon in 1904. The bridge was built using a double intersection Pratt truss with a small version at the south ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          State Highway 3, Woodville
Date:          circa 1909

Crowds gather for the opening of the new Ashhurst Bridge was opened 9 June 1909 by His Excellency the Governor General. The former bridge was washed away in the 1895 flood. Due to a dispute about the funding of a new bridge, a punt was used to fer...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashhurst, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1909

C. T. P. Ulm flew to New Zealand from Australia in an Avro-built Fokker, called "Faith in Australia", 3 December 1933. Accompanying Ulm on this inaugural flight were his wife Mrs Ulm and his secretary Miss K. Rogers, who were the first two women t...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date:          1934

C. T. P. Ulm flew to New Zealand from Australia in an Avro-built Fokker, called "Faith in Australia", 3 December 1933. Accompanying Ulm on this inaugural flight were his wife Mrs Ulm and his secretary Miss K. Rogers, who were the first two women t...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1934

C. T. P. Ulm, flew to New Zealand from Australia in an Avro-built Fokker, "Faith in Australia", 3 December 1933. Accompanying Ulm on this inaugural flight were his wife Mrs Ulm and his secretary Miss K. Rogers, who were the first two women to fly ...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1933 to 1934