More Info →Bales of flax fibre being loaded on to railway wagons at Shannon, c.1920

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Description: Bales of flax fibre being loaded on to railway wagons at Shannon, c.1920 1 B&W photo print, copy (damaged)

2 horse drawn wagons loaded with bales of processed flax fibre waiting to be unloaded onto railway wagons for export. 3 men with the wagons, identified as (left to right) – Reg Tippler, Bert Tremewan and Keri “the Maori”.

Used in booklet – “Miranui – The story of New Zealand’s largest flax mill”, page 23, with caption - (34) Right lower: Unloading bales of “Miranui” fibre at the Shannon railway station. About five bales of fibre weighed one ton. The men are, from left, Reg Tippler, Bert Tremewan and Keri “the Maori”. Photo: V. Tippler.

Also used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 96, with caption - Bales of flax fibre being loaded on to railway wagons at Shannon railway station c. 1920.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”