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Feilding Saleyards

John McCaw states that in 1902 Feilding claimed a North Island record for the number of sheep yarded at a sale - 42,000. This was not eclipsed until the 1937 sale of over 50,000 sheep.

John McCaw appears in this 1974 Spectrum radio documentary ab...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Feilding
Date:          1902

Unidentified Boy on Horse

In this picture is an unidentified small boy in a velveteen suit, with a gentleman (possibly the father) holding the horse's reins.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          unknown

Mr Chales Dahl, Tent Maker of Palmerston North

Mr Carl Edward (Charles) Dahl was born in Denmark in 1856 and died in Palmerston North in 1929. He was a tent-maker and sail-maker by trade, but was the first storekeeper in Rongotea (then known as Campbelltown) in 1881. He commenced business in P...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1896

Nairn Family Portrait

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

Herbert E. Bennett

Herbert Bennett was one of 15 foundation charter members of the Palmerston North Rotary Club, which was established 29 May 1924. He was the first elected secretary.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1925

Mr and Mrs Niels Nielsen

Mrs Nielsen has the pointed bodice, two-piece dress, tight sleeves, absence of bustle and comparative simplicity of the dress of the late 1870s.

Creator:      Charles Mariboe
Place:          Wairarapa Region
Date:          circa 1880

Portrait of Mr Aldrich

This is a photograph of a Mr Aldrich. The Aldrichs were a wealthy family who owned Matsubara in Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      A S Aldrich
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1910

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