Kawana flour mill
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kawana-flour-mill-254-7037272
title:
Kawana flour mill
text:
The Kawana flour mill near Matahiwi was built in 1854, and is the last remaining flour mill on the Whanganui River and the only remaining 1850s mill machinery in New Zealand. Wheat was an important early crop for the Whanganui District: by 1848, thanks to the influence of missionaries Richard Taylor and Father Jean Lampila, an estimated 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) was being grown by Māori along the Whanganui River. With funds from the government, local Māori, and Governor George Grey, several water
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Flour mill in New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawana_flour_mill
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2024-01-29T02:35:07Z
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