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Industry on White Island

Industry on White Island

There have been a number of endeavours to take sulfur from White Island. This man is working at the extraction plant that operated on the island between 1923 and 1933.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-160189; F

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Bay of Plenty places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/bay-of-plenty-places/1/7