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The three flaxmills are 1. Foxton Mill of A King & Co in right background with white water tank. 2. Star Mill, G Coley in right centre with tall smokestack. 3. Ora Mill, H Greig in right foreground with flax stacked in yard.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fx 53
Date
circa 1910
Digitisation ID
2011P_Fx53_004596
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Foxton, Manawatu

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flax,
flax industry,
flax mill,
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