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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Palmerston

Palmerston has a population of about 800, and is the prosperous centre of number of prosperous districts—Shag Valley, Goodwood, Pleasant Valley, etc. It is in the county of Waihemo, and forty-one miles northward by rail from Dunedin. The land in the neighbourhood is good, and the local industries include flournuills, a dairy factory and the exportation of rabbits. There is communication by coach with the inland districts, and with the romantic locality known as the Horse Range noted for its himestone formation and its bit of exquisite scenery. Palmerston is much frequented on account of the extreme healthiness of its climate. Gold dredging is now carried on on the Shag river, which is well stocked with salmon trout, and at certain points is only a mile from the town. The offices of the Waihemo County Council and the Palmerston Borough Council are located in the town. Palmerston also has a District High School, several churches, a free library, a branch bank, and a number of good stores; a post office, telegraph and money order office, and also a telephone service with Dunedin. There are several good hotels, licensed and temperance, and private bearding is also obtainable. Palmerston possesses a good brass band, which gives creditable open-air concerts in the town on Saturday evenings. In the triangle at the back of the railway station a handsome drinking fountain has been erected to the memory of the local troopers who fell in the war in South Africa. Palmerston is connected by means of a branch railway line with Dunback, nine miles distant.

Pukiviti Hill, Palmerston: 1898. Appleby, photo.

Pukiviti Hill, Palmerston: 1898.
Appleby, photo.

Mr. J. C. Gow.

Mr. J. C. Gow.