This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2nd December 1965 "The pastoral view from Mt. Biggs road."
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Mount Biggs, Manawatu
Date: December 1, 1965
A general view of Mangaweka with the Rangitikei River in the foreground. Mangaweka is a township on State Highway One (SH1), in the North Island of New Zealand, with a population of just over 200. It is between Taihape to the north and Hunterville...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Mangaweka, Rangitikei Region
Date: September 4, 1982
This photograph was taken from the second terrace above the river looking in an south-westerly direction. It is said that Wildbore, the photographer, wished to photograph a bush fire and was notified by Mr Roberts of Mount Richards of a burn takin...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1904
Bunnythorpe is a small rural community, close to Palmerston North. It was established in the 'Manchester Block' in the 1870s. The railway line shown here (Palmerston North to Feilding) opened in 1877. Bunnythorpe School opened in 1883. This photog...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Bunnythorpe, Manawatū
Date: 1898
This photograph looks at some of the early houses in the Shannon area from the top of Cemetery Hill.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Shannon, Manawatū
Date: 1895 to 1905
This photograph was taken from near the railway cutting (see train at the left of photo) and looks towards Shannon.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Shannon, Manawatū
Date: 1895 to 1905
Ten bullocks hauling a log up skids onto a wagon pulled by five horses. Another team of horses with a log can been seen in the distance crossing the river bed. The logs have presumably been hauled from the bush by the bullocks, then are carted to ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore [?]
Place: Unknown - Manawatu
Date: circa 1900 to circa 1910