THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD,” JUNE 1, 1910. At a meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council it was stated that at the next meeting a discussion would take place on the changin'g of the name of the town. Mr G. McKnight had been chosen as the official . Labour candidate to contest the Auckland East seat rendered vacant by ,the death of Mr F. E. Baumo. , At the Indianapolis speedway Barney Oldfield had covered a mile in a motorcar in 35 3-ssec. He had previously covered .the same distance in 27 l-3sec., •which was the world’s .record. IA- London cablegram stated that the Coronation of King George V. would take place after the New Year..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 156, 1 June 1940, Page 2
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116THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 156, 1 June 1940, Page 2
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