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This home, probably in the vicinity of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line between Longburn and Wellington, consisted of a tent with a "lean-to" kitchen of sacking and timber slabs. The family is unidentified.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Bur1_BUI_0202
Title
Manawatu settler's first home
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Date
circa 1880 to circa 1899

Object rights

License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
early palmerston north,
photographs,
residential,
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