More Info →Ayrshire cows grazing, Awapuni

Description

Mr. Samuel Watkin Luxford (1856 – 1925) established a pedigree herd of Ayrshire cattle on his farm at Awapuni. Mr. Luxford was a well know cattle breeder in Manawatu and was a President of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He sold the Awapuini farm about 1907 and later retired to Auckland, where he died. He was a brother of William Lewis Luxford, timber merchant and saw miller of Manawatu and Hawkes Bay. In the background can be see the platform of the Awapuini Railway station.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection D 10

Date

circa 1900 to circa 1903

Digitisation ID

2010N_D10_3368

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Coolstore