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Rimu logging at Mamaku (1st of 2)

Rimu logging at Mamaku

In 1916, the Mountain Rimu Timber Company was operating in the Mamaku area, south of the Kaimai Range near Rotorua. In the background are steam haulers, used to shift logs.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Albert Percy Godber Collection (PAColl-3039)
Reference: APG-0699-1/2; G
Photograph by Albert Percy Godber

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:

Nancy Swarbrick. 'Logging native forests', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/logging-native-forests/3/5/1