Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The history of an overlooked, forgotten piece of wood in Coleman Place, just off Te Marae o Hine/The Square. For 125 years, an old telegraph pole has remained as a reminder of...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 23, 2021

Child’s Commercial Hotel was situated on the corner of The Square and Main Street West. This building replaced the original hotel, built in 1882 and burnt down in 1900. It was demolished in 1935 to be replaced by a third Commercial Hotel, which in...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905