The Palmerston North abattoir was opened in Awapuni in December 1906. It was operated by the Manawatu Meat Company until February 1917, when it was purchased by the Palmerston North Borough Council. The Council operated the abattoir until 1969, wh...

Creator:      R M Greenwood
Place:          Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

The abattoir was built in 1906. The brick boiler house, chimney, boiling down house, and the concrete water tower of the Palmerston North City Council owned abattoir were the last structures to be brought down, by explosives. The demolition attrac...

Creator:      M J Costello - Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date:          June 19, 1969

Ohakea Air Force Base was constructed on land near Bulls in the Manawatu, 1937 to 1939. It was built in anticipation of the arrival of bombers, ordered for delivery in October 1939.  The initial construction included housing an...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ohakea, Manawatu-Wanganui
Date:          circa 1939

This photograph shows the view down Main Street West, along the railway line that once ran through The Square. It was probably taken from the top of the Hopwood Clock Tower (completed in 1957). A railway service between Wellington and Palmerston N...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1956