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This piece of equipment appears to be a portable well digger. Richardson Drilling Co Ltd was founded in 1925 by Thomas Harold Richardson, as a water well contractor. The business was originally located at 37 Ferguson Street, which was renumbered over the years to 101 Ferguson Street, then 91 Ferguson Street, and then until at least 2010 the business was located at 2 Mihaere Drive, Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2013G_ELMAR-F453_007122
Title
T H Richardson and Son, Welldrilling Rig
Relation
CA: Elmar Negative Collection - F453
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Unknown
Date
unknown

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
elmar studios,
photographs,
Community Tags
engineering,
heavy machinery,

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