New Zealand - Gisborne - Shipping wool at Te Araroa, East Coast - View of row boats being loaded with bales of wool for transfer to the ship waiting off-shore in the distance. The wool bales have been transported to the beach on a waggon drawn by a team of four horses. Men and children are sitting on top of the bales - Photograph taken by William A Price - 1920s Te Araroa - A town in the Gisborne Region - Situated 175 km north of Gisborne city - The birthplace of noted Māori politician Sir Āpirana Ngata - The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the long path" for Te Araroa. Gisborne - Gisborne is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District. - The settlement was originally known as Turanga and renamed Gisborne in 1870 in honour of New Zealand Colonial Secretary William Gisborne. - The Gisborne region has been settled for over 700 years. For centuries the region has been inhabited by the tribes of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. - Has a large stretch of coastline encompassing the Waikanae and Midway, Kaiti, Sponge Bay, Wainui and Makorori white sand beaches, which are popular for swimming and surfing. Reference: Wikipedia Image source: Shipping wool at Te Araroa, East Coast. Ref: 1/2-001870-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22840696 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22840696?search%5Bil%5D%5Batl_free_download%5D=true&search%5Bpage%5D=25&search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=ship