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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 6 page 703, says: "PROUSE BROTHERS, LIMITED, Timber Merchants, Levin. Established by the present proprietor in the "seventies," this industry has steadily increased from year to year. The mill and yards are situated near the railway station. In November, 1905, a limited liability company was formed with Mr C H L Palmer as manager and the firm have since conducted a large and increasing business. The buildings cover about half an acre." To read the rest, view the Cyclopedia at http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.html

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ti 34
Date
circa 1900
Digitisation ID
2014N_Ti34_009131
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
industry,
lumber,
rural towns and life,
saw milling,
timber,
timber yard,
tree felling,
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