Story: Canterbury places
One of the most important industries in Kaiapoi was the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company, which operated for over a century from the 1870s. Woollen goods were exported and used locally, and many homes had a rug such as this one.
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Photograph by Peter Hodsell
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