Crowds gathered in Manchester Square for the visit of Lord Ranfurly in 1898. At the time, Lord Ranfurly was Governor to New Zealand.

Photographer unknown.

The Standard 3 class of 1919 at Manchester Street School.

A man cycling down Awahuri Road.

A group of young men and women on what appears to be a float at a Queen Carnival, a fundraising event that was quite popular in the early 20th century.

Judging by the uniforms shown, this photo was likely taken sometime during World War I. The banner reading "Freedom" contributes to this conclusion as well. However, the precise date of this photograph is unknown.

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(Lydia Smith, 2021)

Crowds gather for the opening of the Apiti Bridge, October 1896. The bridge was opened by Premier Richard "King Dick" Seddon, and all the district celebrated.

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Photographer: Billens of Marton

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(Lydia Smith, 2021)

Lord Bledisoe, on the day of his visit on March 18, 1947, outside Denbigh Hotel on Manchester Street.

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(Lydia Smith, 2021)

Crowds gather for the visit of Lord Ranfurly in 1898. An early example of 'street photography'.

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Photographer unknown.

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(Lydia Smith, 2021)

A crowd gathers on Manchester Square for the coronation celebrations of Edward VII in 1902.

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Photographer unknown.

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(Lydia Smith, 2021)

The Kia Ora Hockey Team as the winners of the Seven-a-side Tourney in 1922.

The unveiling of the Soldiers Memorial in Manchester Square, on October 3, 1923.

View on Camden Street, looking west from Denbigh Street towards St. John's Anglican Church. Photographed in 1908.

Text on photo reads: "Governor Ranfurly's visit to Feilding".

The Chamberlain Brothers Flour Mill, date unknown. Situated on Kimbolton Road in the area now known as Tui Mill Grove

Chamberlain Brothers Flour Mill. Became Hodder and Tolley, 1920. Situated just off Kimbolton Road, where Tui Mill Grove is now.

Kimbolton brick kiln, photographer and date unknown.

The opening of the Industrial Exhibition by Premier Richard Seddon, in 1903.

The Pilgrim's Cricket Club, photographed in 1888.

The Sansom Tram, which ran from Sanson to Foxton, photographed in 1910. The Sanson line was built in 1885, and was part of a larger tramway that provided a more efficient method of freight and passenger service to and from the port of Foxton.

Secondary Department Feilding District High School, photographed in 1919.

A photograph of two students and teacher taken at Feilding Technical School, perhaps for promotional reasons.

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The date and photographer are unknown.

Telephone Exchange staff in the original Feilding Post Office. Photograph taken between 1902 and 1942.

Students and teachers outside Stanway School in 1908.

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The school was opened in 1882, and its classrooms had the capacity for 100 students. A house for the schoolmaster was built nearby. In late 1940, the school was closed due to dwindling population, and the current students were enrolled at Halcombe Public School.

George Kirton was Captain and Quartermaster of Feilding Mounted Rifles, and proprietor of the Feilding Star Newspaper. He died in 1915.

The railway yards and station house in Halcombe, in 1883. Photograph taken looking towards the village.

This photo shows Bishop's Blacksmith's in 1901. The men in the photo are unknown, but could be employees of the shop. The business was established on Kimbolton Road in 1874.

School photo from Feilding Agricultural High School. There are no male students or teachers in the photo. Date unknown.

A horse-drawn cart outside a freezing works in 1913. It is not certain whether this photo shows the Aorangi freezing works, or the Longburn freezing works.

Fire police outside in the Fire Police Station in 1903.

Feilding's first fire engine was purchased by P. Thompson and A. E. Eade, in 1891. Various fundraising efforts contributed to the payments for the engine, and the Borough Council agreed to donate twenty-five pounds annually, on the condition the money was used to sink wells in various parts of the Borough.

In 1907, the Fire Board was formed, and from that time on the Brigade has had the most up-to-date equipment on hand.

Portrait of Sarah Anne Monckton, taken on August 9, 1901. Monckton was elected the Governor, first secretary, and Vice-President of the Ladies Club, which has since become the Country Women's Institute.

Water main trench at Short's Cutting. Date and photographer unknown.