This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29th November 1965 "Certainly not like a summer picture. With high tides and strong winds today the sea at Foxton Beach presented a wintry scene."
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Foxton Beach
Date: November 29, 1965
Stores being unloaded from the frigate by Iroquois helicopter. This exercise on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, was conducted by the Logistic Support Group of Palmerston North. Those taking were mainly from Linton Army Camp, with some pe...
Creator: H E Chamberlain
Place: Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf
Date: September 1977
Attendees of military exercise disembarking from a naval frigate at Great Barrier Island. This exercise on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, was conducted by the Logistic Support Group of Palmerston North. Those taking were mainly from Li...
Creator: H E Chamberlain
Place: Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf
Date: September 1977
Attendees of the military exercise wait aboard the naval frigate for their 'tot of rum'. This exercise on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, was conducted by the Logistic Support Group of Palmerston North. Those taking were mainly from Lint...
Creator: H E Chamberlain
Place: Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf
Date: 1977
This whale was thought to have been washed up on Foxton Beach. However, there is some doubt that it is actually Foxton Beach as it is not known to have a rocky shore line.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1930
This is thought to be members of the Manawatu Boating Club which was open to both yachts and power boats. In 1962 it split to become a sailing club and power boat club. The yacht far left is called "Saucy Sue" and the power boat far right is "Miss...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1949
A 40 foot whale was washed up on Foxton Beach during a heavy gale. It attracted many visitors including school children who were given a holiday for the purpose of viewing the whale. A syndicate which "tried out" the blubber obtained several barre...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: July 1913
A fleet of steamers plied the Manawatu River, transporting people and good to Foxton from the 1880s until 1939. This very large steamer would not have been a regular trader to Foxton Port.
Creator: Jack Anderson
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1905