These workers may have been working at Bock and Coley's portion of the Moutoa Swamp. From left: A Albury; Unknown; W Young; Unknown (partly concealed by flax); Charlie Morgan; William Newth; Morgan (?).
Creator: E A Phillips
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1912
Stripped flax fibre that has been laid out to dry and bleach is now ready for the final stage of preparation – Scutching.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom and the F...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
Tony Hunt gives a run-down of the history of New Zealand’s flax fibre industry. Behind him is one of the few operational flax strippers remaining in New Zealand.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
The final stage in the preparation of the flax fibre is Scutching; a process in which the dried flax fibre is polished between two wooden surfaces.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awah...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
Once the flax is stripped, the fibre is sticky to touch. It is washed to remove loose material and then laid out in the sun to dry and bleach.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awahou Nieuwe S...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
A broad overview on the New Zealand flaxmilling industry, with a focus placed on the industry in the Manawatū including details of the Makerua and Moutoa swamps.
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Manawatū
Date: 1970s
The staff of Poplar Mill in Foxton pose for a comical photograph. Oliver Huett Dudson (1897-1977) can be seen third from left. The other men are unidentified. The postcard in inscribed with the words "Popplar Mill", but this spelling is not correct.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Foxton
Date: 1920s