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Description

This photograph looks south-westward towards Foxton beach and shows the reconstruction of a swampy area. The Barber-Green bucket excavator can be seen excavating peat and flax from the side of the old roadway. the contractor is V. Lumbye of Foxton.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ro 12
Date
1938
Digitisation ID
2014N_Ro12_007873
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
bay city,
digger,
dirt road,
heavy machinery,
labour,
mccormick,
mud,
photographs,
streets,
transportation,
workmen,
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