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Biography: Seifert, Alfred

Later life

Later life

This portrait of Alfred Seifert dates from around 1940. By that time Miranui had been sold and the flax industry was in decline, owing partly to yellow leaf disease. However, Seifert remained active in public life in the Manawatu and was involved in local body politics.

Using this item

Jane Pollard

Reference: Jane Pollard, A mingled yarn: the Seifert family and flaxmilling in New Zealand. Bowral: J. Pollard, 2004, p. 134

How to cite this page

Judy Malone. 'Seifert, Alfred', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996, updated November 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38876/later-life (accessed 4 June 2026).