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Kōrero: Canterbury places

Transporting farm goods

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Transporting farm goods

Burnett’s Motors serviced the rural hinterland of Ashburton, Canterbury’s second-largest town. Carting agricultural products and equipment by road began first with horse and wagon. Later, traction engines were used to haul heavy goods. In the 20th century trucks like this took over.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-0393-01

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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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Mid-Canterbury Plains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10273/transporting-farm-goods (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.