Sheep farming developed from the 1850s, especially on the east coasts of both islands. These workers at a large sheep station have gathered for the photograph. Some are holding hand shears, used to cut the wool which became a major export for the next century.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
1/2-164163; F
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.
Tāpiritia te tākupu hou