The men vying for the 'ugliest' were employees of the McGregor Bros Mill. The picnic was held at the Motorimu Hall, which was a popular local venue for concerts and other entertainment for people in the Linton area. The McGregor Brothers' ran a mill at Hilltop (Motorimu) c1900-1911. During that time, the brothers ran a Post Office and established a school and church services in the area.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive 2011
- Date
- circa 1902
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_IMCA-DigitalLibrary_005589
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Unknown
- Place
- Linton, Manawatū
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