The lakelet in this photograph was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. James Nash, Mayor of Palmerston North, opened the lakelet on 27 October 1909. The Lakelet is shaped as a butterfly, ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1913 to 1914

The postcard shows the people of Palmerston enjoying the facilities of The Square. The photograph must have been taken after 1907 because of the presence of the second, larger, band rotunda. However, it cannot have been taken later than 1913 becau...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          The Sqaure, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1907 to circa 1910