This group of 'bush whackers' was working Pohangina Valley East Road at Komako. The men were employed by Dick Port and Alex Stewart, who had the contract to fell bush. Identified: Wilf Galer (2nd from left, with arms folded); Dick Port (3rd from left, standing on jiggerboard with right hand on hip); Bill Davey (3rd from right, in foregound on cross-cut saw); Jack Enright (second from right, standing on jiggerboard in distance); (possibly) George Adsett, (front right with black hat).
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Bush Felling at Komako, Pohangina Valley
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1904
- Digitisation ID
- 2009N_Bf3_RTL_2680
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Charles E Wildbore
- Place
- Pohangina East, Manawatū
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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