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“Anzac Day - Not Just A Holiday”

This image was published in the April 30th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption “CANON TALBOT”

An excerpt from the article read: “About 250 people attended the dawn parade at the Palmerston North cenotaph on Anzac Day. ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 30, 1978

“George Medal No Use To Cyril Anymore”

These images were taken for the December 10th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Medals Up For Grabs -Who wants them? Cyril with his medals.”

Cyril Kent wants to give away his George...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          December 10, 1978

Back Issues: Dogs of war and the firebrand veteran

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the dog Tiger, a great dane, mascot of the Māori Battalion during World War 2. Tiger was the companion dog of Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf (Ngā Puhi). Tiger staye...

Creator:      Tracey Armstrong
Place:          
Date:          September 16, 2023

War Veteran Presents a Book to a Soldier, 23rd Intake, Central District Training Depot, Linton

A war veteran wearing a suit and medals shakes the hand of a young soldier and presents him with a book, standing on a raised platform on the parade ground of the Linton Army Camp. This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of ...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          circa 1957

A War Veteran Speaks into a Microphone, Addressing the 23rd Intake, Central District Training Depot, Linton

A war veteran wearing a suit and medals speaks into a microphone on a raised platform at the Linton Army Camp. Behind him stand two senior officers, both also wearing medals. A crowd of spectators is visible behind. This negative comes from the El...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          circa 1957

War Veteran Presents a Trophy to a Soldier, 23rd Intake, Central District Training Depot, Linton

A war veteran wearing a suit and medals presents a trophy to a young soldier on the parade ground of the Linton Army Camp. 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
Place:          Linton Camp
Date:          circa 1957

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