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Haurongo: Pallo, Karl

Karl Pallo

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Karl Pallo

Estonian immigrant Karl Pallo eventually became a successful businessman, manufacturing an electric petrol pump of his own design, the ‘Palometer’, which was widely used at petrol stations and country stores.

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Hilda McDonnell. 'Pallo, Karl', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30987/karl-pallo (accessed 4 June 2026).