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Back Issues: The magic and mystery of Madame Alwyn and her fitness club

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life and career of Madame Lauri Alwyn, women's health advocate. Madame Alwyn visited Palmerston North in May 1936 and presented a number of lifestyle, health and fitness l...

Creator:      Dr Tania Kopytko
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 2, 2023

Back Issues: The ill-judged abuser of a 'no good' defacto wife

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In 1980, Judge Joe Watts sentenced Peter John Howse to six months periodic detention for domestic assault. His comment "The only reason I will not send you to jail this time i...

Creator:      Margaret Tennant
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 10, 2024

"League of Mothers Christmas Party"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 02 December 1960 "Mrs. G..G. Hancox, the secretary of the League of Mothers, cutting the Christmas cake during the annual party at the Scottish Centre yesterday. Also in...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Women's Refuge Trust, First Newsletter

This is the first newsletter of the Palmerston North Women's Refuge Trust. The organisation was established by Adrienne Baird and Wendy Craig in 1979 and initially located in rental accommodation on the corner of Tremaine Avenue and Rangitikei Str...

Creator:      Palmerston North Women's Refuge Trust
Date:          1980

Women's Refuge Centre, Selected Correspondence

Correspondence between the Women's Refuge Centre committee and the Palmerston North City Council, concerning the establishment of a refuge in Palmerston North. The refuge was established by Adrienne Baird and Wendy Craig in 1979 and initially loca...

Date:          1979

Manawatu Women's Patriotic Committee - Correspondence

Correspondence between Stella Petersen of the Manawatu Women's Patriotic Committee and J. R. Hardie, concerning the Patriotic Shop that the group had run during the Second World War. During this time they succeeded in raising £25,288 in support of...

Date:          1946

Women's Groups in Palmerston North

A brochure listing various women's groups in Palmerston North, including: Welfare and Health Groups; Service Groups; Rural Organisations; Ethnic and National Groups; Sports Clubs; Religious Groups; and Political Organisations.

Creator:      Community Services Section, Palmerston North City Corporation
Date:          1985

Women's Groups in Palmerston North

A brochure describing various women's groups active in Palmerston North, including: Welfare and Health Groups; Service Groups; Rural Organisations; Ethnic and National Groups; Sports Clubs; Religious Groups; and Political Organisations.

Creator:      Community Services Section, Palmerston North City Corporation
Date:          circa 1980

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