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A broad overview on the New Zealand flaxmilling industry, with a focus placed on the industry in the Manawatū including details of the Makerua and Moutoa swamps.

Identification

Object type
Multi-Page Document
Digitisation ID
2019Pa_A175-417_028521
Title
A Brief History of the New Zealand Flaxmilling Industry
Relation
A174-417
Format
Paper
Held In
Research File

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Illuminated Address to James Hallam

Creation

Created By
Place
Manawatū
Date
1970s

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
flax industry,
flaxmill,
makerua swamp,
moutoa swamp,
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Related items

Research Notes - Miranui Flaxmill
A Brief History of the Opiki Flax Industry (1902-1919)
Makerua Agricultural and Swamp Lands Auction
Poplar Mill Bushrangers, Foxton
Freshly stripped flax
Flax Stripper Museum, Foxton
Scutching flax fibre
Dried and Bleached Flax Fibre
Flax cutters in the Moutoa Swamp
Drying paddocks at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Tane Flaxmill and Suspension Bridge
Illuminated Address to James Hallam

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