While “Lane” is scratched on the plate no accompanying information is available. The photograph was widely circulated during the 1970 centenary celebrations but no details were forthcoming from the public.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1885 to 1890

James Hallam was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire, in 1869 and died in Shannon in 1951. Around 1900, James Hallam gained his stationary engine driver's license which enabled him to gain employment at Lind and O'Connor's flaxmill. he later m...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Shannon, Manawatu
Date:          1911