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In isolated coastal areas stock were mostly transported by ship until roads improved, from the mid-20th century. These sheep are being loaded onto small boats to take them out to a waiting steamer, at Waipiro Bay on the North Island’s East Coast.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Frederick Ashby Hargreaves Collection (PAColl-3047)
Reference: 1/1-023296; G
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