The first in this set of images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

"An 88-strong armada of rafts makes its way down the Manawatu River yesterday during the Awapuni Jaycees' fourth annual raft ra...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

This set of unpublished images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

The race was "won by a six-man crew from the Valuation Department. It comprised John Clendin, Dave Roxburgh, Bob Mitchell, Dave ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

The first in this set of images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

"To the victors, certainly not the spoils, but heaps of flour. As the Valuation Department team drifted under the Fitzherbert B...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 November 1960 "The winners of the glamour prize, a stereo-gram, in the mystery envelope project held by the Y.M.C.A. and the Jaycee were Mr. and Mrs. D.V. Sutton, of ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 10, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 November 1958: "The Manawatu women's open pairs bowling tournament finals were played today at Takaro. From left to right: Mrs. E. Doak and Mrs. C. Bull, the winners ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 14, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 November 1958: "At the Palmerston North Golf Club's presentation of trophies on Saturday the championship winners were (from left): Mrs. Smethhurst, Mrs. P. Meredith ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Brightwater Terrace, Palmerston North
Date:          November 25, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 January, 1959. "These three young women won their prizes in the Maiden Hack event at the Feilding Show. They are (from left to right): Miss J. Corkill's Bronze Law (...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Feilding
Date:          January 24, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 December 1960 "Those who won a place in the open pony jumping event at the Manawatu District of the New Zealand Horse Society's jumping show, held at Kelvin Grove on ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
Date:          December 13, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 November 1960 "I. Hughes, who, with another New Zealander, M. Whybrow, recently broke a number of world skating records, paid a lightning visit to Palmerston North la...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 17, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 May 1961 "The winners of the scavenger hunt at the Palmerston North Industries Fair yesterday looked pleased with their success. They are standing in the broadcasting...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          May 12, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 08 February 1961: "G.G. Beatson rode the three placegetters in the Tally-ho Stakes at the Dannevirke Show yesterday. He was first on his own horse, Amber Queen, second o...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Dannevirke
Date:          February 8, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April 1961 "Encouraged by dancing successes in Palmerston North and Wanganui, Judith Mohekey, accompanied by her parents, attended the golden jubilee festival in Napi...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 11, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 06 October 1958: "Dr. F.H. McDowall, chief of the New Zealand Dairy Research Chemistry Division (left) and Mr. J.K. Scott, of the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, b...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 6, 1958

Phoenix Hockey Club - Winners of the De Luen Cup

Back Row: J Mitchinson (Goal), G Paltridge (wing forward), J McLauchlan (full back), A Cooksley (centre half), R McMurray (right wing), W Mansfield (right-wing half), C Nicoll (delegate). Sitting: ...

Creator:      Bunting Studio
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1912

Brad Watkins (joint sportsman of the year), Paul Ellis (joint runner-up sportsman of the year), Vance Wylie (rear, QEC sportsman of the year), Phillip Standfield (joint runner up), Trevor Worthington (QEC headmaster), Neil Graham (joint sportsman)...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1974

A Bulls/Sanson Women's Hockey Team. From Row: Chloris Green; Phyllis Penny. Back row: Bertha Harris; B Simpson; Z Bailey; P Richardson; Grace Hobbs. Middle Row: Beryl Simpson; Myra Simpson; L Bailey; M Ellery; B Simpson.

Creator:      Allen Wellington, NZ [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1915

A Bulls/Sanson Women's Hockey Team. From Row: L Bailey; P Richardson; Back row: F O Bailey; May Perre; Myra Richardson, Frecklington; Mag Cameron; Mr Billy Crump. Middle Row: Zoe Bailey; May Richardson; N Bailey; Lizzie Kilgour; Stellan Perrett.

Creator:      Abbott, Wellington, NZ [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1915

Not all of the figures are identified. Caption reads: H F. Gibbons, Tremaine, [Unknown], R C Donalds, [Unknown], T Edwards, Cleland, [Unknown], [Unknown], R Harkness, J Stalker, D Fraser, A Barraud, J Barmard, [Unknown], [Unknown], [Unknown].

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1912

These men are posed next to the Challenge Shield, which has been presented to the Manawatu Rifle Association by S. Greer. This prize is the premier award for teams and is won by a district.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

Back row, from left: J Andrews, D Bowden, A Mawhinney, F Hubbard, J Brooke. Middle row: Mr P O Skoglund, D Hudson, J Piling, T Kelly, R Barber, V Cooper, D Whittaker. Front row: I Yates, I Franke (captain), W B Bellingham (vice captain), R Gibbs.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1945

Winners of Manawatu A, B and C Grade Championships. Back row: Stan Brookie, Tom Horgan, Jack Atkinson, Allan Hopcroft, Ernie Atkinson. Centre: Jim Gough, Henry Hill, Arthur Brill, Ron Andrews, Maurice Andrews, Norman Hopcroft, Fred Judd. Front row...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          1936

From left: R Sollitt (no. 3), G Hancock (no. 1), Reg Vautier (no. 12), WJB Jolly (skip)

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 4, 1920

Members of the New Zealand Power Boats Association met in Palmerston North during the weekend of 17-18 May, 1975, for their annual conference and pie eating competition. The competition was held at a Palmerston North tavern, beginning at 2 pm. It ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 1975

This photograph shows the Palmerston North Boys' High School 'Albion A' rugby team.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

From right: Norman Nash, S. Dixon, F J Tasker and J A Nash (Mayor of Palmerston North from 1908-1923). For an account of the tournament, see Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 15, 18 January 1915, Page 7 (available online at paperspast.natlib.govt....

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1915

The Phoenix Cricket Club were winners of the 1912-1913 Wednesday Competition. The officers of the team at this time were: Mr S. Greer (patron); Mr F.J. Nathan (president); Messrs N. Sinclair (vice-president), M. Millar (vice-president), A. Giorgi....

Creator:      Bunting Studio
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1912 to 1913