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Skandia, 1875

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Skandia, 1875

Well-known names, both English and Scandinavian, appear on this advertising page of Skandia, a Danish-language Palmerston North newspaper. George Snelson was the first mayor of Palmerston North; Richter Nannestad was a Scandinavian sawmilling partnership. The paper closed after only a few issues.

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Reference: Skandia, 18 November 1875, p. 3

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Culture and heritage to 1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/9513/skandia-1875 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.