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.
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- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2007P_Fx20_FLA_0616
- Title
- Gas engine, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
- Held In
- Coolstore
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- Unknown
- Place
- Horowhenua Region
- Date
- circa 1907
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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