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Waipa mill

Waipa mill

The government-owned Waipa mill opened in 1939 to process timber from Whakarewarewa Forest. This mill worker is operating a mechanical saw in the early 1940s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-24428-1/2

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.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Volcanic Plateau region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-region/9/3