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Canterbury School of Forestry class

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Canterbury School of Forestry class

Forestry schools were established at Canterbury and Auckland university colleges in 1924, but in 1934 economic depression forced their closure. These men are shown working in a laboratory during a wood technology class in the mid-1920s. In the foreground is staff member Frank Hutchinson.

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Reference: PhotoCD 14 IMG0083

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Michael Roche, Exotic forestry – Research and education – to the 1940s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16536/canterbury-school-of-forestry-class (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Michael Roche, published 1 March 2009.