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This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 July, 1963. "A ploughing demonstration, organised by Messrs. Selwyn Motors, Ltd. was held on the property of Mr A. R. Tanner at Longburn yesterday. Five machines took part and when all were operating together over 17ft 6in of paddock was being ploughed at the same time. The large machine in the foreground was ploughing five furrows at a time."

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Date
July 26, 1963
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_017802
Format
B&W negative

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demonstration,
farm machinery,
ploughing,
selwyn motors,
tractors,
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