Author: Jeremy de Korte

I'm a qualified Librarian and a Secondary school Instrumental Music Teacher. I've been a member of community bands for over thirty years and I have an interest in the history of the community bands in Victoria, Australia. It's fascinating finding the "little histories" of the bands and banding people.

Wellington, N.Z. – Town Hall Band Rotunda

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Postcard: Town Hall and Band Rotunda, Wellington, 1912. (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Town Hall, Fire Station, and Band Rotunda, Wellington, N.Z., 1909.
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)

References:

Universal Postcard Co. (1912). Town Hall and Band Rotunda, Wellington [Postcard]. Universal Postcard Co., Dunedin, N.Z. 

Town Hall, Fire Station, and Rotunda, Wellington, N.Z. (1909). [Postcard]. Fergusson Limited, Sydney, N.S.W. 

Timaru, Canterbury, N.Z. – Alexandra Square Band Rotunda

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Postcard: The Rotunda, Alexandra Square, Timaru, N.Z. (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)

Further Reading:

Blog post: Music in the Park: The Lost Alexandra Square Band Rotunda

References:

Fauth, R. (2026). Music in the Park: The Lost Alexandra Square Band Rotunda. WuHoo Timaru. https://www.wuhootimaru.co.nz/blog/1324-the-lost-alexandra-square-band-rotunda

Ware, A. A. (n.d.). The Rotunda, Alexandra Square, Timaru, N.Z. [Postcard]. [The Arthur A. Ware Series]. Arthur A. Ware, Timaru, N.Z. 

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, N.Z. – Government Gardens Band Rotunda

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Postcard: Rotorua (date unknown). (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Band Rotunda and Racheal Spring Rotunda (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Band Rotunda, Government Sanatorium Grounds, Rotorua, N.Z. (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Band Rotunda and Grounds, Rotorua (date unknown). (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)

Further Reading:

Heritage New Zealand | Pouhere Taonga: Report

References:

Rotorua. (n.d.). [Postcard]. Rotorua, N.Z. 

Henry, G., Schuster, J., Ngata, T., & Pattison, L. (2011, 07 November). Rotunda : Hinemaru Street and Queens Drive, ROTORUA. Heritage New Zealand | Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 02 July 2026 from https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/789/Rotunda

Le Grice, E. (n.d.). Band Rotunda and Rachael Spring, Rotunda [Postcard]. [Souvenir Album from Rotorua]. E. Le Grice, Rotorua, N.Z. 

N.Z. Govt. Dept. Photo. (n.d.). Band Rotunda, Government Sanatorium Grounds, Rotorua, N.Z. [Postcard]. [Industria Series 95895]. Ferguson, Taylor & Co. Publishers, Sydney and London. 

Wildman & Arey. (n.d.). Band Rotund and Grounds, Rotorua [Postcard]. [Wildman & Areys Series]. Wildman & Areys Booksellers & Stationers, Auckland, N.Z. 

Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, N.Z. – The Square Band Rotunda

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Postcard: The Square Palmerston North (date unknown).
(Source: Massey University Library Special Collections: 5441)
Postcard: Band Rotunda, The Square, Palmerston North (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Palmerston N. A3. (date unknown). (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Post Office and Band Rotunda, Palmerston North, N.Z. (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: P. C. Palmerston N. N.Z. (date unknown). (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Photograph: Band Rotunda in the Square, 1915.
(Source: Manawatū Heritage: 2014P_Sq370_008961. [File property of Ian Matheson City Archives.])

References:

J.C. Swallows & Sons. (n.d.). The Square Palmerston North [Postcard]. [5441]. Massey University Library Special Collections, Palmerston North, N.Z. https://tamiro.massey.ac.nz/nodes/view/5441

Miller, A. (n.d.). P. C. Palmerston N. N.Z. [Postcard]. [4093]. Andrew Miller Stationer, Palmerston North, N.Z. 

Pratt, A. A. (n.d.). Palmerston. N. A3. [Postcard]. [Aldersley Series]. A. A. Pratt & Co., Palmerston North.

Unknown. (1915). Band Rotunda in the Square [Photograph]. [2014P_Sq2370_008961]. Manawatū Heritage, Palmerston North, N.Z. https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/f2a41e4c-a995-402a-9147-e6a96412918c

The Crown Studios. (n.d.). Band Rotunda, The Square, Palmerston North [Postcard]. The Crown Studios, Wellington, N.Z. 

Whalley, E. R. (1910). Post Office and Band Rotunda, Palmerston North, N.Z. [Postcard]. [Andrew Miller’s Series]. Whalley & Co., Palmerston North, N.Z.