The Saunders property became one of the largest sheep and beef farms in the Glen Oroua area, under the control of Dick Saunders. Earlier, Tom Saunders built up an extensive system of stop banks to prevent flooding which was a major problem up to WWII.
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Saunders' wool shed, Glen Oroua
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1920
- Digitisation ID
- 2009N_Bc472_Bui_2456
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Glen Oroua, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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