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Story: Farm families

All images and media

From page 1 - The colonial family – new conditions

Rural Māori family

Rural Māori family

Family outside their hut

Family outside their hut

Playing cards

Kate Squires' diary

Kate Squires' diary

Station hands

Station hands (1st of 2)

Men’s quarters, 1885

Men’s quarters, 1885 (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - The colonial family and the household economy

Claris family on their farm

Claris family on their farm

Woman milking a cow

Woman milking a cow

Doing the washing

Doing the washing (1st of 3)

Mixing a Christmas cake

Mixing a Christmas cake (2nd of 3)

Feeding the chooks

Feeding the chooks (3rd of 3)

Son milking

Son milking (1st of 2)

Daughter feeding chooks

Daughter feeding chooks (2nd of 2)

Family haymaking

Family haymaking

From page 3 - The rise of the family farm, 1880–1970

Small land holdings

Small land holdings

Age profiles of rural people, 1951

Age profiles of rural people, 1951

Tractor advertisement

Tractor advertisement

Schoolhouse

From page 4 - Women in the rural family, 1880–1970

Dinner at Manuka Point station, 1943

Dinner at Manuka Point station, 1943

Feeding the calves

Feeding the calves

Husband and wife milking

Husband and wife milking

Country Women’s Institute banner

Country Women’s Institute banner

Family pyramid

From page 5 - A new world, 1970 onwards

Angry farmers

Woman farmer

Taranaki farming partnership

Taranaki farming partnership

Goat farm

Farmer dad and son

Farmer dad and son

How to cite this page:

Emma Dewson and Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/farm-families/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Emma Dewson and Jock Phillips, published 24 Nov 2008