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Alfred and Esther Seifert

Alfred and Esther Seifert

Alfred Seifert and Esther Blondell made a handsome couple at their marriage on 5 February 1900 at Springhills, Southland. At this time Alfred owned a flax mill at Turakina, in the Rangitikei district.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Jane Pollard

Reference: Jane Pollard, A mingled yarn: the Seifert family and flaxmilling in New Zealand. Bowral: J. Pollard, 2004, p.19

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Judy Malone. 'Seifert, Alfred', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996, whakahou November 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/38872/alfred-and-esther-seifert (accessed 4 June 2026).