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Kōrero: Kauri gum and gum digging

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Origin and early uses

Kauri gum

Kauri gum (1 o 4)

Huge nugget

Huge nugget (2 o 4)

Kauri gum curio

Kauri gum curio (3 o 4)

Gum wig

Gum wig (4 o 4)

Oozing gum

Kauri gum reserves

Kauri gum reserves

Fire starter

Moko

Varnish

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The gum diggers

Māori gum diggers

Māori gum diggers

Dalmatian card game

Dalmatian card game

Gum digger’s licence

Gum digger’s licence

Pit digging, Northland, 1911

Pit digging, Northland, 1911

Kauri gum diggers’ camp

Kauri gum diggers’ camp

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Gum digging methods

Swamp diggers

Swamp diggers (1 o 3)

Tools of the trade

Tools of the trade (2 o 3)

Washing for chips

Washing for chips (3 o 3)

Washing plant

Scraping gum

Tree climbing

Dead kauri

Mai i te whārangi 4 - The industry

Weighing gum

Shipping gum

Gum warehouse

Gum exports, 1853–1962

Gum exports, 1853–1962

Winnowing machine

Winnowing machine

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Carl Walrond, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/kauri-gum-and-gum-digging/media (accessed 21 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007