Story: Rural language

The cream stand

The cream stand

The cream stand at the farm gate was a distinctive structure in the rural landscape. This man is lifting a cream can from the cream stand to a truck, to be transported to a nearby dairy factory.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Archives New Zealand: National Publicity Studios Collection
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Dianne Bardsley, 'Rural language - Farm work and workers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/18584/the-cream-stand (accessed 28 March 2024)

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 24 Nov 2008