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Unloading green flax at Foxton, 15 August 1912. In this photograph men are unload flax leaves from a punt onto a horse-drawn sledge. In the background is a steamer and other flaxmilling buildings.

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Date
August 15, 1912

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fhs museum,
flax - plants manawatu river punt boat,
flaxmilling,
flaxmills costume,
foxton,
men horse,
steamer buildings,
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