Foxton flax mill

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Maori adult and child cutting flax

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Foxton flax mill

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Rope works at Foxton (“Jam factory”) in Johnston Street/Peter Robinson stripper keeper/horse and cart loaded withfibre/ Flax leak stacked and fibre on rails/Seaview gardens behind?

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Two unidentified workers at Poplar Flax mill with bundles of cut flax leaves.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Probably Coley’s Mill”

Flaxmill at Foxton probably Coleys. In this photograph a group of men are stacking fibre onto a cart.

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Horse drawn tram and load of flax beside Manawatu River at Moutoa. set of scales in paddock one of set of 6 photographs

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Unidentified flaxcutter at work amongst flax plants.

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Donated by E M Grimwood of Linton and Fred Allerby.

Poplar flaxmill cutters pose in front of a stand of flax c.1919. Those in the photograph are from left to right Jack Rountree, Fred Rickerby, Fred Allerby, Charlie Morgan, George Rankin, Harry Morgan (son of Charlie), Jack Bradbury and Carl Lumquist.

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A4 black and white photocopy.

Printed at bottom of original photograph - GREEN LEAF CUTTING. POPLAR MILL.

“Flaxies” green leaf cutters at “Poplar Mill”, c.1910. This photograph shows eight unidentified men among the flax.

A4 black and white photocopy.

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Fibre drying in paddocks probably in Shannon area. In the background are the Tararua Ranges

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Huia Flaxmill, Harbour Street, Foxton, 1912. This mill was owned by Mr J Rose from 1908 to 1917. Mr Rose and his infant son Horace can be seen in the right foreground of this photograph. Donated by Mr Horace Rose of Pahiatua, 1969. Copy negative held by I R Matheson of Palmerston North.”

Huia Flaxmill, Harbour Street, Foxton, 1912. Owned by J Rose from 1908 – 1917. Mr Rose and his infant son, Horace, can be seen in the right foreground of the photograph. Flax fibre is coming out from the washers in the flaxmill.

Mounted print and copy.

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Flax fibre paddock with fences covered with fibre. This photograph was possibly taken at the north end of Foxton.

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