Memory Lane: Just another day at the Palmerston North courthouse
Palmerston North police force, 1920. Since she proved uncooperative, the two men bundled her into the workman’s wheelbarrow and trundled her to the police station where she could sleep off her binge. But by 1921, such public decadence was rare: Palmerston North had become a respectable town. Its residents lived neighbourly, churchgoing lives. On Saturday, May 7, a reunion of Boer War veterans was advertised, to take place that coming week at 9 Ranfurly St, while the Showgrounds buildings and both grandstands had been repainted ready for the eagerly-anticipated Winter Show. However, Pal...