Waimakariri Heritage

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Datenot specifiedDescriptionIndustry - Rangiora. Rural based industries were not long in developing to meet settlers' needs both in Rangiora and further afield. Amongst these were flour and native flax mills, dairy factories, timber processing, blacksmithing and engineering services, transport services, a fellmongery and a host of others.A flour mill was operating by the late 1850s and several flour and New Zealand native flax mills were running by the 1870s. As well as being favoured by the availability of raw materials, the millers were encouraged also by the number of streams about the district suitable for providing water power.Extract from: "Rangiora - An early pictorial record". Photographs taken for the Waimakariri 2000 projectKeywordsWaimakariri 2000 project

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