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Some country towns grew large enough to produce goods for a wider market than just the local community. Food and drink manufacturers were often the first such development. This brewery is in Whanganui – which had a population of only about 2,500 in the 1870s.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, William James Harding Collection (PAColl-3042)
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by William James Harding
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