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Story: Transport of animals

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Sea transport

  3. Droving – ‘on the hoof’

  4. Rail transport

  5. Trucks

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Sea transport

The voyage out

The voyage out

Shipping sheep, Waipiro Bay

Shipping sheep, Waipiro Bay (1st of 3)

Sheep on the Nelson wharf

Sheep on the Nelson wharf (2nd of 3)

Loading a bullock, Foxton

Loading a bullock, Foxton (3rd of 3)

The Aramoana

The Aramoana

Live sheep exports

Live sheep exports

From page 2 - Droving – ‘on the hoof’

Droving sheep from Nelson to Canterbury

Droving sheep from Nelson to Canterbury (1st of 3)

Drovers and sheep, East Coast

Drovers and sheep, East Coast (2nd of 3)

Droving, Gisborne hill country

Droving, Gisborne hill country (3rd of 3)

Nolan cattle

Nolan cattle

Land girl and lambs

Land girl and lambs

One more river to cross

One more river to cross

Home-made barge

Home-made barge

From page 3 - Rail transport

Train carrying sheep, Cross Creek station

Train carrying sheep, Cross Creek station

Stockyards, Ōmakau, 1953

Stockyards, Ōmakau, 1953

Sheep wagons, Westfield freezing works

Sheep wagons, Westfield freezing works

From page 4 - Trucks

Double-decker stock truck, 1940

Double-decker stock truck, 1940

Stock truck and stock drover

Stock truck and stock drover

Modern stock truck, 2003

Modern stock truck, 2003

How to cite this page:

Ruth Low, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/transport-of-animals/media (accessed 23 January 2021)

Story by Ruth Low, published 24 Nov 2008

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