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The Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon, was the largest flaxmill built in New Zealand, in 1907. The view shows the bleaching paddocks, where flax hung on drying fences and lay on ground to dry. Stacks were also used for drying. Part of the scutching shed is in the foreground.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fx 21
Date
circa 1907
Digitisation ID
2007N_Fx21_Fla_0617
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
agriculture,
fields,
flax industry,
hemp,
mill,
photographs,
tararua ranges,
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Drying paddocks at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Flood at Miranui Flax Mill, near Shannon
'Miranui' Flaxmill locomotive crossing the Tokomaru Stream, near Shannon
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Scutching the fibre, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Gas engine, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Engine room, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Flax fibre being transported from Miranui Flaxmill, near shannon
Stripping machine at work, Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
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Tramway for carrying flax at Mirinui Flaxmill, near Shannon
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