A farm wife and her daughter feed milk to calves on a Te Aroha farm in 1970. Although women’s role on farms was mainly domestic they did continue to help out part-time. This was especially so on dairy farms and also when seasonal pressures were acute, such as at lambing or calving.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
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AAQT 6401/A94,781
Photograph by Gregory Riethmaier
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