Thornton G. G. 1982. New Zealand's industrial heritage. Wellington, Reed.

Included is a brief history of development of tanneries, flaxmills.

In 1840s a tannery started in Nelson using vats made of pukatea. Used the bark of hīnau, black birch for tanning.

Flaxmills, p.13-17

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Title

New Zealand's industrial heritage

Date, primary

1982

Author, primary

Thornton G. G.

Publisher

Reed

Place of publication

Wellington

Record id

3306302f-d000-46dc-9081-9d5479ece6d8

Record class

reference

Date added

12 June 2007

Date last updated

20 July 2020