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Ships at the Colonial Sugar Company’s refinery

Ships at the Colonial Sugar Company’s refinery

Sugar cane from Fiji was delivered to the Colonial Sugar Refinery at Auckland, where it was processed into sugar. This 19th-century photograph shows ships anchored near the refinery.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Herman John Schmidt Collection (PAColl-3059)
Reference: 1/1-001160-G
Photograph by Herman John Schmidt

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Jacqueline Leckie. 'Fijians', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/fijians/2/1