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Levin is situated in Southern Manawatu and the largest town in the Horowhenua District. It was still in bush in the 1880s and began to develop with the establishment of the Prouse Brothers second sawmill at Weraroa in the 1890s.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Le 1
Date
1913
Digitisation ID
2011P_Le1_005020
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Oxford Street, Levin, Horowhenua Region

Object rights

License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
photographs,
road,
rural towns and life,
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