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Miranui Flaxmill was owned by A & L Seifert Flaxmilling Company Ltd and opened in 1907. The first four buildings are bunk houses and dining room, with the stripping sheds behind. At its height in 1926 the mill employed about 300 men.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fx14
Date
1907
Digitisation ID
2011P_Fx14_004587
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Workers at a flaxmill, Manawatu
Drying paddocks at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Tramline from Makerua Swamp to Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
A & L Seifert Flaxdressing Company Ltd locomotive, near Shannon
Stripping machine at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
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Locomotive at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Staff of Oliver Austin's Flaxmill, Foxton
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Stripping machine at work, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
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Locomotive hauling flax to Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon