Official Souvenir 1887-1937 : Commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of the City
Author: Robert H Billens, 1882-1959
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Contents
Section 1 (3.5 MB) Introduction
Section 2 (1.5 MB) From Swamp to City: In the Beginning; Communication Handicap; City's First father; The Railway Comes; How the Square Grew; Bishop Monrand's Great Adventure; Thought Square Would Be Public Market; Mosquitoes Were The Plague, Man-eaters in Early Days.
Section 3 (1.2 MB) From Hawaiki to Pakeha: The Coming of the Maori; Toi, the Warrior; The Great Migration; The Power of Rangitane; The Coming of the White Man; Te Rauparaha; Battle of Kapiti; The Island Pas; The Final Invasion; Fertile Lands - The Six Counties of Manawatu; The Virgin Land; Pioneering Days; Flax Played an Important Part; Wealth of Production; A Bright Future; Civic Utilities - How Palmerston North Serves Its Citizens; Gas Department; Electricity Department; The Library; The Abattoirs; The Waterworks; City's Transport Service; Sewerage; Streets; Reserves; Opera House; Members Of Palmerston North City Council; Eighteen Chief Magistrates - Occupants of Mayoral Chair; City Of Palmerston North; City's Building Progress.
Section 4 (0.8 MB) Hospital Began Humbly; Rapid Expansion Keynote; Mirrors District's Great Resources - Agricultural and Pastoral Affluence; Hub of Dominion's Skyways - Aerial Development At Milson; Adequate Educational Facilities - City To-Day Boasts Nine State Schools.
Section 5 (8.2 MB) Faith the Background of Life - Palmerstonians Diligent Churchmen; Palmerston North Photographs.
Section 6 (6.9 MB) Massey Agricultural College; The Empire Hotel; New Commercial Hotel; Royal Hotel; The Carlton Hotel; Tucker's Club Hotel; The Grand Hotel; Palmerston's First Paper - "The Times"; "Manawatu Evening Standard" 1880 - 1937 District's Oldest Daily; The Manawatu Racing Club; Manawatu Trotting Club — Old History; Abraham and Williams Limited; The Latest Leyland Tiger Bus; The Freezing Industry in Manawatu.
Section 7 (4.9 MB) Important to Whole Dominion - Manawatu Knitting Mills Activity; Kiwi Bacon Co. Ltd; Berry Engineering Works - A Worldwide Market; Dominion Auctioneering Coy; Expert Well-Borers: R. W. Parkinson & Co.; Hodder and Tolley Ltd; Palmerston North's Oldest Brewery; "Primrose" Flour; Up-To-Date Aerated Water Factory - Dixon's Ltd A Historic Business; Barraud and Abraham Ltd; The Greatest Achievement in the History of Milking Machinery - The "Vaculac" Pump - A Palmerston North Invention; Manawatu Canvas Company's Unique Business; H. E. Townshend Ltd - Reliability In Building; Smith and Smith, Ltd.
Section 8 (3.6 MB) The Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company's Progress Over 44 Years; Eclipse Wire Products Ltd; Gough, Gough and Hamer Ltd; Taylor and Pointon Ltd: Structural Engineer; The Awahuri Dairy Company.
Section 9 (2.5 MB) Public Works Department (Hydro-Electric Branch) Electric Supply; Porter Motors Ltd; A Story of Progress and Expansion - Child Bros.: Carriers and Fuel Merchants.
Section 10 (4.2 MB) "Libertyland" Messrs. R. & W. H. Symington & Co. (N.Z.) Ltd; New Zealand's Model Bakery: Boniface Bros.; John Chambers and Son Ltd.
Section 11 (2.7 MB) J & E - Justice & Edmunds Garage ; Brick and Pipes Ltd; Jas. J. Niven and Co. Ltd.
Section 12 (3.8 MB) The Bank Of New Zealand; The Bank of New South Wales; The National Bank of New Zealand Ltd; A.M.P. Society - Largest Mutual Office In The Empire; The Story of a Man's Ideals; The UNION BANK of Australia Limited; Public Trust Office.
Section 13 (6.7 MB) Furnishings By Andrews; Pink and Collison, Experts with Motor Cycles; Christmas Land - The 1937 Cave Attraction at Collinson and Cunninghame's; Turnbull and Jones Ltd; E. P. Wix Ltd; Watchorns Limited Quality Stores; Martin Bros. Ltd Fibrous Plasterers; Palmerston North Steam Laundry Co. Ltd; Para Rubber Co. Ltd; Millar and Giorgi; The C. M. Ross Co. Ltd; Stan Napier; G. H. Bennett and Co. Booksellers; P.D.C. — History of Progress; Helped to Develop Primary Industry - Joseph Nathan and Company (N.Z.) Ltd.
Section 14 (2.5 MB) J. R. McKenzie Ltd; Woolworth's (N.Z.) Limited; New Treads For Old Manawatu Tyre Rebuilders; Schneideman and Sons Ltd; Caterers & Wedding Cake Specialists; The C. A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Co. Ltd.
Section 15 (5.0 MB) King and Teppett Ltd; Buglass and Brewer Ltd; A.T.C. Taxis; Safeguarding the City - Fire Brigade's Essential Service; Watson Bros. Ltd; R. Hannah and Co. Ltd; Wilsons - For Ladies Wear; Ward Bros. - Record of Progress; Berryman's Radio and Music Shop; "Slater's" Gown Salon.
Section 16 (4.8 MB) Furnishings of Quality - Art Cabinet Co. Ltd; The Manawatu Meat Co. Ltd; A Quarter Century of Cycles - Mr A. Cooksley's Record; W. Pegden; Hutchins' Furniture Warehouse; Bob McCulloch & Co., Ltd; Dawick's Electrical Garage; Joe Kwong Lee and Co. Quality Fruiterers; Madge Motor Service.
