Timaru's Early Exports at Threat from Wrecking of Ships

1896-02-29 - Evans Atlas Flourmill Company; Turnbull Street (Timaru); Flour mills - Timaru photography by William Ferrier - Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections NZG-18960229-0224-02

MA I470083 TePapa Flour and Saw Mills Timaru Web

James Bruce Flour and Saw Mills, Timaru, New Zealand, by Burton Brothers. Te Papa (C.014395)

Imagine all the work it took to break in the new farms and to produce enough crops to export. And imagine the frustration when ships carrying your loads were at risk.

MA I092918 TePapa Summer day South Canterbury Web

View of a dirt road running through farmland from foreground into distance, there is a line of trees on left of road. Two men and a dog are herding several cows along the road. "Summer day, South Canterbury, N.Z., 1920s-1930s, Dunedin, by George Chance. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (O.020654)"

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Timaru's Early Exports at Threat from Wrecking of Ships

Imagine all the work it took to break in the new farms and to produce enough crops to export. And imagine the frustration when ships carrying your loads were at risk.