More Info →Miranui, Shannon, 1911

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Written with black ink pen on mounting board below photo, as caption: “MIRANUI 1911”

Written on back with black ink pen: “James Hallam Shannon”

Miranui Flax Mill, Shannon, 1911. This photograph shows buildings used in the processing of flax in addition to accomodation buildings. In the background are the Tararua Ranges. Miranui is the Maori word for ‘Big Mill’. Opened in 1907 this mill had seven flax stripping machines, and was said to be the largest flax mill in the Southern Hemisphere.

1 Coloured / tinted photo print, mounted

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

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