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Historical - Photos - Waikato

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New Zealand - Pokeno - Flax milling - Man loading flax onto horse drawn cart - 1930s - Breckon, Arthur Ninnis Photo Po�keno - A small town in the Waikato District of the Waikato region - The town is named for the Ngati Tamaoho settlement in the area called Pokino, located to the northwest of the current town centre. - A military installation, Pokino Camp, was set up in the area in December 1861 after Governor George Edward Grey called for a road to be completed from Drury to the Waikato River, Great South Road. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: [Flax milling, Pokeno],Breckon, Arthur Ninnis, 1887-1965, photographer,1930-1940,PH-NEG-C50191 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-91766 #pokeno

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