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Story: Shows and field days

Milking machine

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Milking machine

Agricultural shows were important for displaying new inventions. When A. W. Reid, an engineer and dairy farmer from Stratford, developed a milking machine, he set up a display at the New Plymouth show in 1915. His device was driven by a petrol engine.

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Jock Phillips, Shows and field days – Showing animals, produce and machinery, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16768/milking-machine (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.