This building was Palmerston North’s fourth Post Office, operating from 1906-1988. It was extended towards Broadway and up Main Street in the early 1920s and in 1937. It was originally built with a clock tower but this was removed in 1942 for safe...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1943 to circa 1949
This postcard shows The Square as it was around 1915. Note the spire of the old St Patricks Church, Palmerston North to the right of of General Post Office.
Creator: Frank Duncan & Co, Ltd
Date: circa 1915
This image shows postal workers sorting packages for delivery around New Zealand. They workers are unidentified, the location is thought to be in Palmerston North GPO.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
This image shows postal workers sorting packages for delivery around New Zealand. They workers are unidentified, the location is thought to be in Palmerston North GPO.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
This building was Palmerston North’s fourth Post Office, operating from 1906-1988. It was extended towards Broadway and up Main Street in the early 1920s and in 1937. This image must come from 1905, before the clock face had been installed. The cl...
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
A "posting album" containing post cards of some Palmerston North scenes, including the Post Office, The Square, the Hospital and the Railway Station. It includes a handwritten note that reads, "With lots of love, Mal [or Mae]".
Creator: Harding & Billing, Ltd., Sydney
Date: 1909
This postcard is looks across The Square from the corner of Church Street West to Main Street East. Note that the image was made before The Lakelet had been constructed. It would be dug where the path crosses in front of the Observatory. This dome...
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1908