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Reid’s flour mill

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Reid’s flour mill

This sketch of Gummies Bush dates from 1894. The Longwood Range, named for the forest which once reached this far, is in the background. The flour mill in the foreground was operated by George Reid.

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David Grant, Southland places – The Southland bush, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/20194/reids-flour-mill (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.