The Miranui Flaxmill was owned by A & L Seifert Company Ltd, and opened in 1907. This 5 ton locomotive was used to haul the trucks of flax from the swamp to the mill. The locomotive did not prove successful on swamp ground and was replaced by horses.
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Locomotive at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1907
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Fx13_004586
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Tokomaru, Horowhenua Region
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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