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Women working on Farm During World War II, Palmerston North

After work, this group of women went haymaking at the Fitzherbert property in Ihaka Street, Palmerston North, as part of the war effort. From left: Unknown; Eileen Redwood, worked at the Bank of New Zealand (later Mrs Kingston); Rona Fenwick(?), w...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ihaka Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1941

Morale: How to Play Your Part

A sign printed on cardboard produced for and on behalf of the Palmerston North City Corporation, designed to be displayed where it would be visible to staff. It offers advice on ways to keep "the moral standard of the nation high."

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Date:          circa 1941 to 1945

A brief history of early Tiritea : a souvenir 1895-1945.

Booklet written to commemorate the golden jubilee of Tiritea School, now Turitea School. Included is the beginning of European settlement, the establishment of the Fitzherbert Road Board and a description of early farming activity. The economic de...

Creator:      V.A. Christensen
Place:          Turitea
Date:          1945

Womens War Service Auxiliary Concert programme

Concert to be held at the Opera House, Palmerston North on Sunday 29th March 1942, at 8.15pm.

Creator:      Womens War Service Auxiliary
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 1942

Municipal Opera House and Coronation Hall, Register of Bookings

This register for the Palmerston North Municipal Opera House and Coronation Hall records bookings from 1940 until 1945, for performances, meetings and the activities of community groups. During the Second World War, these venues were also used to ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council, Treasurer's Department
Date:          November 1940 to October 1945

Municipal Opera House and Coronation Hall, Register of Bookings

This register for the Palmerston North Municipal Opera House and Coronation Hall records bookings from 1935 until 1940, for performances, meetings and the activities of community groups. The Municipal Opera House, designed by F J Wilson and built ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council, Treasurer's Department
Date:          October 1935 to October 1940

Song lyrics

Lyrics for a song possibly created for the W.W.S.A. To march to.

Creator:      Not stated
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

Linton 'Pot Wallopers' band

A ‘typical scratch band’ of the war period, being scratched together from Linton Army Camp personnel who were able and available to play. 'Pot Wallopers' was the term given to Army staff on pot cleaning duties.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1949

Palmerston North

This map depicting Palmerston North and parts of the former Kairanga County Council area was drawn by Sergent R. K. Mitchell, 'I' section, 2nd Brigade Group, by Authority of the Central Military District. Its scale is 1:25,000 and it documents whi...

Creator:      Sgt. R. K. Mitchell, 'I' section, 2nd Brigade Group
Date:          1941

Victory over Japan celebration parade, The Square

Japan surrendered to the allies of World War II on 15 August 1945. Immediately schools and businesses in Palmerston North were closed and celebrations, many informal, began. A thanksgiving service was held that afternoon, followed by a victory par...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          August 16, 1945

V J Day Parade on Broadway

The VJ (Victory over Japan) parade passing the corner of The Square and Broadway, watched by a large crowd.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          August 16, 1945

Memory Lane - "Playing host to history"

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Māori Battalion trains at the Palmerston North showgrounds in 1940.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 22, 2006

Rotary Club and Lunch Club meeting

A combined meeting of the Palmerston North Lunch Club and Rotary Club was held 1 December 1944 in the Premier Drapery Company tearooms to hear R.M. Algie, Member of Parliament for Remuera and Professor of Law at Auckland University, speak about wa...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1944

Te Rau o Te Aroha Māori Battalion Hall / Te Wananga O Aotearoa, Cuba Street

The Māori Battalion Hall, named 'Te Rau o Te Aroha' (emblem of gratitude), was erected in Palmerston North as a national memorial to the men of the 28th (Māori) Battalion who lost their lives in the Second World War. It was designed by John Scott,...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Corner of Cuba and Pitt Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 6, 2011

Memory Lane - "Playing host to history" [Abridged]

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Māori Battalion trains at the Palmerston North showgrounds in 1940. Abridged from original article, 22 April 2006.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 21, 2006

Tiger

Tiger was a Great Dane belonging to Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf (Ngā Puhi), of the Māori Battalion. Harding and Tiger trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds between January and May of 1940. The images were taken by Keith Collinson, of the fa...

Creator:      Keith Collinson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940

28th Māori Battalion Ball invitation

Invitation to Charlotte Warburton, to attend the 28th Māori Battalion Ball held at the Showgrounds, Palmerston North, 29 April 1940. Charlotte Warburton (1883-1961) was chairwoman of the Women's War Service Auxiliary in Palmerston North and was ve...

Creator:      
Place:          Central Energy Trust Arena
Date:          1940

Māori Battalion Parade

This image was taken by Keith Collinson, of the family who owned the Collinson & Cunninghame's department store. He was a Sergeant based in the Records Department at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. The Māori Battalion trained at the Showgrounds ...

Creator:      Keith Collinson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940

Māori Battalion Parade

This image was taken by Keith Collinson, of the family who owned the Collinson & Cunninghame's department store. He was a Sergeant based in the Records Department at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. The Māori Battalion trained at the Showgrounds ...

Creator:      Keith Collinson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940

Dannevirke Town Hall - Queen Carnival

This photograph is believed to be of a Queen Carnival coronation held at the Dannevirke Town hall in December 1940. Queen carnivals were a popular way to raise money for patriotic purposes and to support the war effort. They might incorporate a ta...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Dannevirke and district
Date:          1940

'Mum' Says Goodbye

This photograph ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 2, April 1988 with the caption, "Two-year-old Christina Koot has a final cuddle with adoptive mother Bertha Zurcher." Bertha Zurcher worked in Wellington Hospital during World War Two. After ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 1988

Newspaper article: E. P. S. Matters

Dated 11/7/1941. Letter to the Editor from W. B. Tennant answering criticism of him doing nothing further about the E.P.S. (Emergency Precautions Scheme) since the recent elections.

Creator:      unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 11, 1941

Victory Over Japan celebration parade, The Square

Japan surrendered to the allies of World War II on 15 August. Immediately schools and businesses in Palmerston North were closed and celebrations, many informal, began. A thanksgiving service was held that afternoon, followed by a victory parade ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 16, 1945
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