Kōrero: West Coast region

The annual cattle muster

The annual cattle muster

For many years the isolation of South Westland meant that the most profitable type of farming was to graze cattle on the river flats. Once a year the cattle were mustered and driven northwards to market, as shown in this tourist poster.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1930s-01
Screenprint by Marcus King

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Simon Nathan, 'West Coast region - Soils and agriculture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/21141/the-annual-cattle-muster (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, updated 1 Sep 2016