More Info →Paiaka, Manawatu River

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Inscription on reverse of original photograph reads: “PAIAKA about 1890s. the old wharf on right and Gardner’s house on far left. The Moutoa Estate Flax Headquarters are now on this site.

Paiaka settlement in the 1890s, looking from the Manawatu River. Gardner’s house is to the far left of the photograph and is partly obscured by a large weeping willow. The old wharf is in the centre of the photograph. This is now the site of Moutoa Estate Flax Scheme headquarters.

Original photograph and black and white print.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

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