Mrs Playford (nee Lorna Monckton) was a pupil of Craven School from 1898 until 1906 (see The Colonial One: Loran Monckton of Newstead, 1975). Mrs Playford supplied the following identifications of the girls in this photograph: Back Row (L to R) Et...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1899

Mr Mervyn Dearsly, chairman of the Whanganui Education Board, officially opened the new hall in March 1979. The hall, which doubled as a gymnasium, has a marae type appearance with beamed ceiling and tukutuku patterns. The construction cost $160,000.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1979