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Kauri gum, along with kauri timber, was a product of the north’s extractive economy. As with the timber industry, gum waned as tracts were exploited, and swamp gave way to a regional economy based on farming.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)
Reference: 1/1-009777; G
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