This map shows Kairanga County as it stood in 1916.
The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in ...
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Place: Kairanga County
Date: 1916
Douglas DC-3 ZK-APA aircraft [Puweto], thought to have been taken at Milson Airport, with the Royal Mail insignia panted near the cockpit.This airplane was used for military and civilian purposes. This photograph was almost certainly taken after 1...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 194X
In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decorations from Regent Street. Ten lines of lights were purchased at a cost of £2,820 - 9 lines consisting of 1 large...
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: December 1974
This postcard comes from the Mackrell Archive. They came to be in possession of the Mackrell family by way of Huia Mackrell's wife, Doris Cammock (later Mrs Mackrell, of Woodville). They were sent by Doris' brother Frank while he was serving in th...
Creator: Frank Cammock
Date: circa 1917
D Higgins and Son’s mobile smoko room being towed into place by a tractor during work to reseal the runway. Photograph published in the Manawatu EveningStandard 22 November 1979.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: November 22, 1979
While the assembly was in progress the demolition vehicles were already arriving. The hall, 9 classrooms and the staff room were demolished during the school holidays. 7 classrooms, a library and staff areas had already been built but the hall was...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Botannical Road, Palmerston North
Date: 1973
George Shailer (1848-1918) was a well known local photographer in Palmerston North at the end of the 19th century. He later established an orchard in Scandia Street (now Albert Street). George Shailer is at right spraying the fruit trees, helped b...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910 to circa 1919
The Historic Turongo Anglican Church was originally built from local timber c.1879 at Moutoa. Being built upon a small hill with somewhat sandy foundation, Turongo fell into decay. This building is said to be the third on the same site. In the 193...
Creator: Manawatu Daily Times
Place: Manawatu
Date: 195X
Men using hand sickles to reap grass from between felled trees and stumps. The man looking at the camera is Thomas Harrison and the site is probably his farm on Pohangina Valley West Road, about two miles south of Utuwai School.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1904
This photograph album contains photographs of the Seifert flaxmills Weka and Miranui. Flax workers are pictured cultivating, gathering, drying and processing the fibres. Details of the transport operations undertaken by cart and barge are als...
Creator: Alfred Seifert
Date: August 1917 to October 1917
The original of this photograph is entitled "Crazy photograph" and could be taken at Longburn Freezing works.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1946
Three young "Bush-whackers" of Tiriraukawa, near Taihape. From left: Bill, Jack and Peter Munro, the three sons of Mr Alex Munro, who was a builder in Palmerston North during the 1880s – 1890s.
The three Munro brothers were the children of Alexan...
Creator: G E Archer, Tiriraukawa
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
The men working on this Mangahao Line power pole near Masterton are as follows: Mick Gastern, top of pole; Wally Weastell, at left on the ground; Andy Rockel, M Astwood and G Clark on the right.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric pow...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1933 to 1934
Concrete mixer built by A F Martin Ltd of 648-660 Main Street (at the time of the photograph). Martins were engineers, grinders and gear cutters. They also erected and repaired machinery, made concrete posts and manufactured 'Martins Concrete Mixe...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1946
This photograph is of Jack Slack and what appears to be a prize-winning cow at 'Waitoitoi', Awapuni.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
This photograph shows an unidentified athlete in boxing stance. He is also one of the subjects in the "Demonstration of Ju-Jitsu" series. It is signed, 'faithfully yours, J Duffy'.
Creator: C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place: Dunedin
Date: circa 1911
Panorama, made up of 4 images, of The Square, showing gardens, band rotunda, Chief Post Office and crowds congregating around the railway lines outside Child's Commercial Hotel. Flags are flying on buildings and the band rotunda. The crowds are pe...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1916
A workman high up a pylon repairing a live broken wire.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. After being delayed...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1933 to 1934
Three workman high up a pylon repairing a live broken wire, on the Mangahao power line.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and th...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1933 to 1934
Shown here is the team of Radar operators who calibrated a ring of Radar Stations in the South Pacific during WWII. James (known as Lynn) Fielding, an engineer, is pictured second from right.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1941
This is a photograph of the Klee brothers in uniform, taken sometime during the Boer War (1899-1902). From left: Louis, George and Victor Klee. They all survived the war and took up farming in the South Island of New Zealand. Victor later turned t...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Unknown
Date: circa 1901
Watchorns Ltd, located at 162-163 The Square, was founded in 1923 as Watchorn and McNaught, but was soon taken over and operated solely by Mr G Watchorn. This view is of the houseware department. The window display features Gillette products. Watc...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1930 to 1939
Members of the Manawatu Motor Cycle Club [MMCC] of Palmerston North shown with the 10 mile race winner, Alex Anderson. Anderson raced with considerable success around the lower North Island from 1913-1918. This race was held at the Tauherenikau Ra...
Creator: W J Young, Mount Stewart
Place: Tauherenikau Racecourse, Wairarapa
Date: January 22, 1914
The Mayor, Mr D B Black, buried the capsule during a brief ceremony attended by company officials. A metal capsule containing documents commemorating Palmerston North’s Centenary is being buried at the site of the Dominion Life Assurance Office of...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of King and Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: May 27, 1971
The image shows the re-enactment of the landing of early settlers on the riverbank, near the Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North. The people are L to R: Unknown; G Tremaine, Mayor; Ian Watkins, 2ZA Radio Announcer; G Tremaine, Mayoress; Miss Ell...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: 1952
Gathering in The Square, Palmerston North, for the annual Butcher's picnic. The cart in front belongs to A Coley, Carrier.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1898
Aroha Clifford was the first pilot trained by the Canterbury Aero Club in 1928. She may have been New Zealand’s first woman pilot.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Milson Airport?, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1970 to circa 1999
Two workman high up a pylon repairing a live broken wire, on the Mangahao power line. The men use long poles with a hook on one end to bring the lines closer for repairs. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1933 to 1934
This composite panorama was published in the Auckland Weekly News on 23 June 1904. The realism of the panorama is marred by the presence of the same children on both sides of the frame.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1904
Ernest Davis (1901-1981) in army uniform and his mother, Harriet Davis, walking outside the Post Office, in The Square, Palmerston North. Ernie served in WWII, and soon after this photograph embarked for Italy. Ernie, was the son of James and Harr...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1942