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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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