H I Christensen with a team of horses ready to make a delivery from his Pohangina Store. See 2007n_poh8_rtl_0854 for an earlier view of the store.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Pohangina, Manawatu
Date: circa 1913
Paddockers are dismantling a stack of fibre in a drying paddock in Foxton. The hanks of dried fibre are being loaded into a dray for transport back to the flaxmill for scutching. Man standing left foreground by post, is Darcy Knewstub, others unid...
Creator: E A Phillips
Place: Foxton, Horowhenua
Date: 1912
Christian Petersen was an early Mauriceville wood-carrier, and is shown here transporting timber for the new homes of the settlement.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Mauriceville, Wairarapa Region
Date: circa 1889
Whitehead's was a bakery and confectionery shop. Mr Foster, seated on the cart, is delivering bread to houses in Main Street east
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street East, Palmerston North
Date: 1907
The Manawatu County celebrated its centennial over 2-3 April 1977. This is one of the floats that took part in the procession.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Sanson
Date: 1977
The Palmerston North Gas Company’s premises were on the corner of Cook and Main Streets. Shown are the Company's drivers with their drays and horses on display at the Showgrounds.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1914
Baby Etty is sitting on her Aunt May Lancaster's knee. The house was lost in the flood of 1895. Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 12.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Pinfold Road, Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1889
This photograph was taken from the section of Rangitikei Street between King and Queen Streets. In the shot are many pedestrians standing on the pavement and a horse cart moving at speed. This horse cart is the Bourough Council's water-cart, used ...
Creator: John Halford Perrin
Place: Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1905
The Palmerston North Gas Company’s premises were on the corner of Cook and Main Streets. Shown is one of the Company's drays and horses on display at the Showground.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1914
This wooden All Saints Church encorporated the original 1875 one, on the same site, in 1882. In 1910 this building was moved back, placed sideways on the section, and adapted for use as the Sunday School. It was replaced by the present brick All S...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1910
The fishpond in The Square had a rockery, with fountain spurting from it. Behind The Square extends from the corner of Rangitikei Street along Broadway.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905 to circa 1906
The Te Peeti Te Awe Awe Statue, designed by Harold Anderson was commissioned in 1905 by Te Peeti's younger sister, Ereni Te Awe Awe (Mrs Kerei Te Panau). It was made of white Carrara marble and was unveiled 29 January 1907 by Hon. James Carroll, N...
Creator: K H Shea
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1907
Jack Carr is driving the empty dray cart. Other men identified as: Jack Tomlin; Frank Cahill; Loyal Craw.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1915
This photograph was taken at a metal pit on or adjacent to Mr Short's Estate on Pararorangi Road, near Waituna West. The metal from this pit was used to metal Parorangi Road and other roads from Kinsted County Council. The men in the photograph ar...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1914
The Manawatu Stables, on the far right, stood on George Street, Palmerston North. They were replaced by the Palace Movie Theatre in 1915 (later the Mayfair and then the Odeon), which was demolished to make way for what is now Harvey Normans (2007)...
Creator: Charles Allen
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1912
A group of men stacking oats into two large piles on a farm in the Feilding area.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1900 to 1910
This photograph was taken at the corner of Main Street East (far right) and Fitzroy Street (left) on the way to the Terrace End cemetery. The funeral must have been that of a member of the Rifle Volunteers or Mounted Rifles because member of both ...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
Child Bros., carriers of Palmerston North, brought supplies into the area and took out produce, by horse and wagon. Bales of hay are been taken out.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910 to circa 1920
The Square looking from Main Street East towards Church Street. The buildings were, from left: the Ready Money Store; Mrs Morley's millinery shop and registry office for servants; Mr W Anderson, tailor; Mr Venn, furniture shop; Mr T Wray, saddler ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1884
Ashhurst is a small rural town at the entrance to the Manawatu Gorge.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Ashhurst
Date: circa 1907 to circa 1910
The photograph was taken 15 or chains south-west of Opawe Road, about one mile up from the junction with Pohangina Valley East Road. The men received 4/6 per sleeper, delivered at Ashhurst. The sleepers were cut from Crown Land (part of the Totara...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1904
The photograph was taken on Opawe Road, about one mile from the junction with Pohangina Valley East Road. The photograph is one of a series showing the supply of railway sleepers. The sleepers were cut from Crown Land (part of the Totara Reserve) ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1904
William Chowen stands beside a horse (Blossom) and cart beside a maize field. Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 23
Creator: Unknown
Place: Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date: 1922
Mr W Pike with horse and dray are ready for parading at a Agricultural & Pastoral Show. The Palmerston North Gas Company is listed as winning the spring cart with gelding or mare competition in the 1909 A&P Show.THe Palmerston North Gas Company wa...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
A hand written caption on the back of the print reads “Old Feilding Slaughter-house”. The name “Fitzpatrick” is also written on the back, presumably the name of the donor of the photograph. See also Mt 1 and Mt 3.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Longburn, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 19.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date: 1915
This photograph depicts two farm workers with large wagons and teams of horses who have stopped outside of a farm building.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1900
This photograph shows cut timber being hauled from the timber yards at a mill in the Apiti District.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Apiti
Date: 1900 to 1910
This factory stood on Section 37 on the western corner of Main Street East and Victoria Avenue. The union factory was on this site from about 1910 until about 1917. Mr A E Bennett was the manager of the company and Mr A N Gibbons was secretary. Th...
Creator: George W Shailer [?]
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1912
Peace celebrations were held in Palmerston North 19 - 21 July 1919. On Saturday 19 July at 9.30 am a 21 Gun Salute under the direction of Col. McDonald was executed. Later, speeches were given at the show grounds, where these pigeons were released.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1919