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The annual cattle muster

The annual cattle muster

For many years the isolation of South Westland meant that the most profitable type of farming was to graze cattle on the river flats. Once a year the cattle were mustered and driven northwards to market, as shown in this tourist poster.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1930s-01
Screenprint by Marcus King

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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Simon Nathan. 'West Coast region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/west-coast-region/10/2