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Story: Occupational structure

Road builders

Road builders

This gang building roads at the start of the 20th century was typical of the group of occupations called manual labour. They were using simple hand tools – shovels, picks and wheelbarrow – to do work requiring hard physical effort.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, James McAllister Collection (PAColl-3054)
Reference: 1/2-021078; C
Photograph by James McAllister

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

How to cite this page:

Paul Callister and Robert Didham. 'Occupational structure', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 28-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/occupational-structure/1/2