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Apples by the case, 1935

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Apples by the case, 1935

Most of the apples eaten in New Zealand are grown domestically. This 1935 poster produced by the publicity branch of New Zealand Railways suggested that buying large volumes of apples was good for the health of the individual and the family budget.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-E-FRUIT-1935-01

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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David Burton, Food – Fruit, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/39150/apples-by-the-case-1935 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Burton, i tāngia i te 7 November 2012.