The Manawatu County celebrated its centennial over 2-3 April 1977. This is one of the floats that took part in the procession.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Sanson
Date: 1977
Sledging milk from the cowshed, Pohangina.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1910
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
The last carcass being loaded into 'Peck's Hygienic Butchery' van at the Palmerston North abattoir, the week of the abattoir's closing in April 1969. From left: O A Wiley; Jack Peck, butcher; A M Spillman, Manager of abattoir 1917-1950.
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1969
Located behind Mrs George's house in West Thames Street. Thomas Bulls was the owner of the Bull's Brickworks.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Rongotea
Date: 1896
This photograph of cows is included with a photograph captioned "John Roots and his Dog, Kawhatau". John Roots, an early settler, was known to have a farm at Upper Kawhatau, ten miles from Rangiwahia in the Ruahine Ranges. It was an isolated area ...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1890s
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950s
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950s
Four butchers pose with two dead cows awaiting butchering for sale. See also Mt 1 and Mt2.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Longburn, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928. This postcard shows a cattle demonstration.
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1945
James Tait-Jamieson (right), son of Cathie and Jamie Tait-Jamieson, is pictured milking in a rotary cowshed with Erik Schafran from Mannheim, Germany, who was in New Zealand to learn about organic farming methods and New Zealand culture (left). Th...
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Whakarongo
Date: July 29, 1998
Bullock team near Otaki pulling cart with sawn timber on.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: 1890s