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| A black and white photograph of a gentleman, Lord Bledisloe, holding his hat in his right hand and standing beside a man standing on his chopped block of wood holding his axe. Written on the front of the photograph is, "Bledisloe - 28? March? c932". Information as typed by Norm Brayshaw: "Rai Area. Lord Bledisloe at the Rai woodchopping contests in 1932." Copied by Norm Brayshaw in 1960 from A.M. Hale's Rai canvass. Includes a negative. A scan of this photograph will be used in the Changing European History Gallery 2 display in commemoration of the Marlborough Provincial 150th anniversary on 1 November 2009. ................................................................................................................................................................................Caption 51 Governor General Lord Bledisloe meets a champion at Rai Valley's wood-chopping contest in 1932. William Brownlee's timber empire ended in 1915. Not all millable trees had gone; several reserves remained such as that at Pelorus Bridge. There was still scope for small companies to mill the less densely wooded hillsides until the 1970s. 2009.067.0043 |
Lord Bledisloe at Woodchopping Contest 1932
-Photographs of Marlborough 1859-1909
-Copyright Marlborough Museum - Marlborough Historical Society Inc
When using this image please quote "Image courtesy of Marlborough Museum - Marlborough Historical Society Inc"
| 2009.067.0043 |
When using this image please quote "Image courtesy of Marlborough Museum - Marlborough Historical Society Inc"