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.

Canoeing on Awapuni Lagoon
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2007N_Awa2_A-E_0297
- Title
- Canoeing on Awapuni Lagoon
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- George W Shailer
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1890
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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