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Kōrero: Soil investigation

Hazards of fieldwork

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Hazards of fieldwork

Soil surveying often involved heading into rugged terrain, where roads were poor. Soil scientist John McCraw is in the car, while Bruce Miller investigates a makeshift bridge. They were in the Makarora valley, on the way to the Haast Pass in 1949.

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Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua

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P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – DSIR soil science: 1930–1950, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14192/hazards-of-fieldwork (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā P. J. Tonkin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.