Story: History of immigration

Dairy factory, Whangamomona

Dairy factory, Whangamomona

In New Zealand the prosperity also saw dairy factories opening as areas of bush were felled for dairy cows. This factory was built in the 1900s amid the bush in inland Taranaki.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, James McAllister Collection (PAColl-3054)
Reference: 1/1-012308-G
Photograph by James McAllister

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How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'History of immigration - Migration: 1900 to 1914', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/2133/dairy-factory-whangamomona (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Aug 2015