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The Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon, was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. A worker with the “Tangye” suction gas engines, two of which were used for driving the seven stripping machines at the mill.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007P_Fx20_FLA_0616
Title
Gas engine, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fx 20
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Horowhenua Region
Date
circa 1907

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
agriculture,
flax industry,
hemp,
mill,
photographs,
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