Alfred Richard Stace (died 1909), arrived in Aokautere about 1875. He married Emily Robert, daughter of C. W. and Annie Robert of Stoney Creek. Alfred purchaesd land at the end of what is now Staces Road, where he ran a dairy farm. Staces Road was...
Date: 1890s
Restalrig Cottage was the residence of Mrs. Annie Astbury, at 28 Campbell Street, Palmerston North. It was presumably named after the suburb of Edinburgh where she was born.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1894
Two young girls stand on the veranda of this villa, thought to be 'Tuatahi' in Williams Terrace on the Fitzherbert hill area in Palmerston North.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: unknown
The homestead near Palmerston North was built by (probably) Henry J Mason. It belonged to Donald Manson. In the 1920s Hugh Gillies, a stock buyer for the Gear Meat Company, lived there with his wife Millie Manson (Donald’s adopted daughter). He wa...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1898
William Smith was a brick maker. Mrs W Smith is in the centre of the photograph. The residence stood on the eastern side of what is now Victoria Avenue, near the Church Street corner.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: 1890s
"Kaingahou" in Palmerston North was built for Ditlev Monrad after he retired from Karere in 1905. He died in 1908. The house was later owned by the Kendall family, Mr R A Swan, Mrs Helen Beckman and Bodil and Gunner Petersen. The 3500 square foot ...
Creator: E Creamer
Place: 642 Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date: 1984
Thomas and Mary Parkins, with Lucy Baker their granddaughter, pose outside their home on Milsons Line with William and Nelly Brewer, a brother and sister who were farm worker and house help to the Parkins. Thomas came to New Zealand from England i...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Milson Line, Palmerston North
Date: 1897 to 1899
J Rawlins was a pastrycook and caterer, and the business was sited between Coleman Mall and Rangitikei Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
The Club Hotel was situated on the corner of Church Street East and The Square. This procession could possibly be part of the 1927 Jubilee celebrations - a procession was held on March 2 1927.
Creator: G F Framjee
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1925
In 1979 this cottage was moved from Featherston Street, with an intended destination of Bainesse. The owner at the time was Mr Gibson Cleland.
Creator: John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place: 24A Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 25, 1979
This two storied Hotel contained twenty rooms. It had two sitting rooms, a commercial room, and dining room on the Ground Floor, and a sitting room, ten bedrooms and bathrooms on the First Floor. The proprietor was G Gray.
Creator: R.O. Hornblow, Foxton
Place: Foxton, Manawatu
Date: circa 1905 to circa 1906
This brick building was probably built between 1916-1922.
Creator: Evening Post, Wellington
Place: Heretaunga Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
This photograph shows the homestead of Arthur Akers, son of William Akers. He farmed at Linton and later in the Ashhurst area.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: 1910
This building appears to have served as Tuckers' wine merchant business until the 1940s. The two shops on the street fronage are the Sweet Nook Confectionery and P Hosking, Watchmaker, and directories would suggest they operated next to each other...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
This cottage, built in 1880, belonged to Nancy Kinross in 1979 who restored it. The cottage is listed in Category 2 of the city register of historic buildings.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 56 Brightwater Terrace, Terrace End, Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1979
This hostel for intellectually handicapped people was opened on 15 August 1981 by Mr Ged Corrick, then Mayor of Feilding. The hostel catered for eight people as well as accommodation for full-time staff. Mrs Gail Hill was the first resident supe...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: North Street, Feilding, Manawatu
Date: August 1981
The former Voss homestead stands on the corner of Karere Road and the Palmerston North to Foxton highway. The original two-storied cottage still stands as built over 90 years ago, forming the front part of the present house. It was the home of Max...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1971
"Kaingahou" in Palmerston North was built for Ditlev Monrad after he retired from Karere in 1905. He died in 1908. The house was later owned by the Kendall family, Mr R A Swan, Mrs Helen Beckman and Bodil and Gunner Petersen. The 3500 square foot ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 642 Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date: December 20, 1975
The building occupied by the businesses of Lorraine Agar Designs and Creative Beauty Care. The building was said to be formerly a shop run by Andrew Jack. In the foreground can be seen the gravelled area lining the railway line down that ran down ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1968
This Palmerston North building was demolished in 1968 to make way for Meredith House at 503-511 Main Street. William Thorrold-Jaggard, the photographer, was the architect of Meredith House, commissioned by Keith Garner. The Palmerston North Rubber...
Creator: William Thorrold-Jaggard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1968
This house and property was located about a quarter of a mile from the junction with the Main Highway at Mt Stewart. It was earlier occupied by Miss Dalrymple, a relative of Peter Stewart, an early settler in the Mt. Stewart area, then by a Mr Gie...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
The original Davey residence was constructed by Sam Davey, a farmer of Kairanga, about 1887 and the right hand portion added later. Sam Davey was also a contractor and voluntary mailman in the Kairanga area from 1896-1924, when rural delivery was ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1910
The All Saints Children's Home was established in 1906 to provide a home for children who were orphaned, destitute or dotherwise unable to be cared for within their families. The home in Ada Street was the first and operated until 1931 when a new ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1917
This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "The Doll's Tea Party at Home May 18th 1928 PM [sic]". Marjorie is shown sitting with her doll at a table on ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 18, 1928
The Brockley family lived in a cottage at 15 Lombard Street, Palmerston North.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1884
Linton street is one of the older streets in Palmerston North. 70 Linton Street is listed in category 4 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.
Creator: E Creamer
Place: 70 Linton Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
John Nairn was a Nurseryman and Orchardist. Photograph taken at the Nairn house, College Street, now the site of Nairn Crescent in Palmerston North. From left: Mrs Annie Jane Nairn (nee McDowall); Irene May Nairn; John Nairn; Stanley McDowell Nair...
Creator: Attwood and Co.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1899
This house is thought to be 'Tuatahi' in Williams Terrace on the Fitzherbert Hill in Palmerston North.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: unknown