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Snow-raking

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Snow-raking

Snow-raking means rescuing sheep buried in snow drifts. The first man in the line breaks the snow and those behind follow in his tracks. Each takes turns to go first.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)

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Dianne Bardsley, Rural language – Farm work and workers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/18616/snow-raking (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 1 March 2009.