Story: Farm mechanisation
Page 7 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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The dairy industry
This page on the Techhistory website looks at technological advances in the New Zealand dairy industry.
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Tokomaru Steam
The website of the Tokomaru Steam Engine Museum, which houses and displays steam-powered machinery.
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Southbrook Traction Engine Club
A club for traction engine enthusiasts, based in Canterbury.
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Hayes Engineering
This article on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust website discusses the history of the engineering company.
More suggestions and sources
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Evans, B. L. A history of farm implements and implement firms in New Zealand. Feilding: B. L. Evans, 1984.
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Geelen, Janic, and Ray Deerness. The Topdressers. Waiuku: New Zealand Aviation Press, 1990.
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Hawke, Vera, and Tiwi Scott. Early farm machinery in New Zealand. Carterton: Vera Hawke, Tiwi Scott and Roydhouse Publishing, 1985.
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Martin, John E. The forgotten worker: the rural wage earner in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Wellington: Allen & Unwin and Trade Union History Project, 1990.
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Robinson, R. H. Farm tractors in New Zealand. Ngongotahā: Country Life, 1989.
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Warr, Eric. From bush-burn to butter: a journey in words and pictures. Wellington: Butterworths, 1988.
