In Northland, a 12-bullock team hauls a log over a skidded road. Horizontally placed saplings ease the passage of the logs. Sometimes the logs were placed on sledges, known as catamarans or ‘cats’.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)
Reference: 1/1-006244
by Arthur James Northwood
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