New Zealand - Mattson's milk delivery lorry
- Pakuranga
- The Auckland Farmers Co-operative Milk Supply Company Ltd, Auckland's first milk supply co-operative, was formed in 1913. Initial shareholders included prominent Mangere, Papatoetoe, Manurewa, Pakuranga and East Tamaki farmers.
- ca 1915
- Photographer Unknown
The New Zealand dairy industry
- Based almost exclusively on cattle
- With a total population of 4.8 million milking cows as of 2017
- The income from dairy farming is now a major part of the New Zealand economy
- Becoming an NZ$13.4 billion industry by 2017
(Reference: Wikipedia)
Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 01401
https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/40910/rec/43