Back Issues: Flags and festivities mark victory in Europe
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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Victory in Europe (VE Day) was declared 8 May 1945, and celebrated in Palmerston North. Large crowds of people gathered in Te Marae o Hine/The Square over the following two days with bunting fluttering from shops and flags decorating bicycles and vehicles. People watched a large procession from the streets, on top of buildings and at every vantage point.
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- Image
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- Born digital
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- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- May 24, 2025
- Digitisation id
- 2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043401
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Lesley Courtney
- Place
- Palmerston North
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