Map that shows ownership of farm land, covering the area from approximately Mangaweka to Himatangi Beach in the North Island. The index lists the farms according to the owner's name.
Produced by John Read Agricultural Consultancy Ltd, Palmerston ...
Creator: John Read Agricultural Consultancy Ltd
Place: Manawatu and neighbouring areas
Date: 1994
Maps that show ownership of farm land, covering the area from approximately Mangaweka to Levin in the North Island. The index lists the farms according to the owner's name.
Produced by Centrepoint Theatre
Creator: Centrepoint Theatre
Place: Manawatū and surrounding area
Date: 1979
This street is believed to be named after Mr David Joseph Nathan (1858-1920), sometimes described as the father of the dairying industry. Mr DJ Nathan may have also been the road contractor who...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
Plan of Sir James Prendergast's Fitzherbert property, comprising 3743 acres of land in close proximity to the Borough of Palmerston North, to be sold by public auction by Abraham and Williams 31 January 1900. Prendergast owned a large holding dire...
Creator: G L R Scott
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 1900
The 200 acre, Awahuri Artificial Breeding Centre opened in 1961, for the purposes of herd improvement. It was built to service the Taranaki, Wellington, Hawkes Bay and South Island areas.
These images were in a collection held by architect, Acton...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Awahuri, Manawatū
Date: 1960s
This image comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were do...
Creator: H M Griffiths
Date: 1910 to 1920
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the establishment of the women's land service and the Manawatū Women's Auxiliary Service Corps. It promoted farm work for women in New Zealand when men joi...
Creator: Tina White
Place: New Zealand
Date: May 11, 2019
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "A representative of one of the world's "big three" in meat exports -- Argentina -- has just toured Massey University and Grassland Division. Mr. W.F....
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Massey University, Palmerston North
Date: December 22, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 08 December 1958: "Approximately 225 boys from many North Island high schools are spending three days at Massey College. During this time they will be shown over the col...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Massey College, Palmerston North
Date: December 8, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 July 1958, page 6: "The chairman of the Wanganui Education Board (Mr. W.H. Brown) is seen presenting the Craig Cup to two pupils of the Fitzherbert East School. The c...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Fitzherbert East Road, Aokautere
Date: July 29, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 May 1961 "Using a globe in the Massey Agricultural College library, the Deputy-Minister of Agriculture for India (Mr. M.V. Krishnappa) explained his itinerary on his ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Massey University, Palmerston North
Date: May 11, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 February, 1959. "Chopping steadily through a field of red clover and ryegrass this morning, this multi-crop chopper was demonstrated to an appreciative audience of Ka...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 28, 1959
A pamphlet explaining, and encouraging women to join, the Land Service in World War Two
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1940 to circa 1945
William and George Kendall began farming in Fitzherbert in the 1880s, William at 'Fremington' and George at 'Reith'.
Creator: William Kendall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 23, 1893
AgResearch was created along with New Zealand's other Crown Research Institutes in 1992. This location is opposite the entrance to Massey University on Dairy Farm Road.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
Believed to part of one of the Crown Institutes situated opposite Massey University.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
The Agresearch Grasslands campus is located opposite the entrance to Massey University, on Dairy Farm Road.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
An advertisement for the auction of Makerua Estate Company's land between Shannon, Tokomaru and Linton.
Creator: MacDonald, Wilson & Co.
Place: Shannon
Date: circa 1903
Filmed by Robert (Bob) Nicholson, a dairy farmer from Awahuri.
Includes footage of: Cherry Blossom time in the Esplanade; Nicholson brothers at play at home in Awahuri; Andrew, Jeffrey, John Nicholson and mother Margery Nicholson (Andrew Nicholso...
Creator: Bob Nicholson
Place: Awahuri and Oroua Downs
Date: 1952 to 1953
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 Bolinda Estate lay between Milsons Line and Setters Line, and the Bunnythorpe Kairanga Road and Newbury Line, in Manawatu.
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Manawatu
Date: 2010
Brief notes on the different aspects over time that have impacted on the development of Palmerston North. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, created a series of manuscripts on the local history of Palmerston North in the course of his work.
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1983
An historical record of the pioneers of the Milson and Linklater familes, who settled in the Palmerston North area.
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2010
Miranui Flaxmill was owned by A & L Seifert Flaxmilling Company Ltd and opened in 1907. This view looks eastwards with the Tararua Ranges in the background. the flax, sourced from the swamp, was taken by tram to the mill for processing.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Shannon, Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1907
Miranui Flaxmill was owned by A & L Seifert Flaxmilling Company Ltd and opened in 1907. The photograph shows two men building a stack of bleached fibre in the paddocks adjacent to the mill buildings. As the scutching shed is full the Paddockers a...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1907
Miranui Flaxmill, which opened in 1907, was owned by A & L Seifert Flaxmilling Company Ltd. Here some of their 450 acres of drying fields are under flood.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1914
The Miranui Flaxmill was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. Flax fibre is bleaching in the paddocks, while bales of hemp are being transported by horse and cart to Shannon where it would be transported by rail to Wellington. the c...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1907
The Miranui Flaxmill was reputed to be the largest of its kind in the world when opened in 1907. It was owned by A & L Seifert Flaxmilling Company Ltd. This picture shows the height the river got to in the "Old Man Flood".
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1914
The Miranui Flaxmill, situated on the railway line about 3 miles from Shannon, was established by the Seifert brothers and opened in November 1907 by the Minister of Lands, Hon. T. Duncan. At its peak in 1926, it had nine strippers and employed 30...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1912
Staff of an unidentified Flaxmill, thought to be at or near Foxton. The photograph includes flax leaves, dried fibre and bales of flax, branded with 'JTO".
Creator: Jack Anderson
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1902