The Imperial and Indian Contingent of the Imperial Troops toured New Zealand after a conflict in China. The Imperial Troops disembarked in the north side of the Square. From there, they marched around the Square and then to the Showgrounds, where ...

Creator:      E S Pegler
Place:          The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
Date:          February 12, 1901

John A. Merrett was the manager of the first dried milk factory at Bunnythorpe, 1904. He was the first man in New Zealand to produce dried milk.

Creator:      A S Aldrich
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1905