The Miranui Flaxmill was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. The dining room is in front, with rows of sleeping huts behind. At its height in 1926 the mill employed about 300 men.
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Workers' quarters, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
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- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1907
- Digitisation ID
- 2007P_Fx15_FLA_0613
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Horowhenua Region
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- No Known Restrictions
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