THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” SEPTEMBER 18, 1903.
A return showed that 1097 men were working under the Public Works Department on the Main Trunk line. The local committee of the Acclimatisation Society had been allotted 55,000 rainbow trout and 20,000 brown trout fry. It was reported that trout were very plentiful in the rivers and streams of Hawke’s Bay. The first Association football match in Palmerston North had been played at the Showgrounds, Swifts (Wellington) defeating a Palmerston North team by three goals to one. It was stated that the headwork amused the spectators. Houses to let were finding ready occupiers in Palmerston North. About 100 enquiries fiad been, made in regard to one house which had been advertised as being to lot.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 18 September 1933, Page 2
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125THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 18 September 1933, Page 2
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