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Home-made barge

Home-made barge

Two farmers use a home-made barge to transport their sheep across the Whanganui River, in November 2006. Behind them the rest of the mob await their turn in a temporary pen.

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New Zealand Herald
Reference: 241106MMWHANG31.jpg
Photograph by Mark Mitchell

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Ruth Low. 'Transport of animals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/transport-of-animals/2/5