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The people in the dugout canoe are probably Mr and Mrs W L Luxford and their daughter, while the people on the bank are Septuagesima Shailer (wife of G W Shailer, photographer) and probably two of the Shailer children, of Palmerston North. Awapuni Lagoon was one of 5 original lagoons in Palmerston North when pakeha first settled. It was drained for settlement of the land.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Awa2_A-E_0297
Title
Canoeing on Awapuni Lagoon
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Awa 2
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1890

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
activities and events,
boat,
children,
fun,
photographs,
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