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Description

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.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 472
Date
circa 1920
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc472_Bui_2456
Held In
Coolstore

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Tags
agriculture,
building,
buildings,
photographs,
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