Kauri gum diggers

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Information to support your 'Delving into NZ's Past' Y12 assessment

kauri, gum, diggers, New Zealand

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri gum diggers’ camp

Kauri gum diggers’ camp

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Diggers scraping kauri gum

Diggers scraping kauri gum

Auckland Libraries

Image: Kauri gum diggers

Kauri gum diggers

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Diggers scraping kauri gum

Diggers scraping kauri gum

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers drying kauri gum

Gum diggers drying kauri gum

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Gum diggers

Gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers selling kauri gum

Gum diggers selling kauri gum

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers washing kauri gum

Gum diggers washing kauri gum

Alexander Turnbull Library

The gum diggers

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Kauri gum diggers camp at Waipapakauri

Kauri gum diggers camp at Waipapakauri

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers spearing for Kauri gum

Gum diggers spearing for Kauri gum

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Kauri gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Kauri gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kauri gum diggers, Northland region

Kauri gum diggers, Northland region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers weighing sacks of Kauri gum

Gum diggers weighing sacks of Kauri gum

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified male gum digger

Unidentified male gum digger

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers at Sweetwater

Gum diggers at Sweetwater

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers, Northland

Gum diggers, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger, Northland region

Gum digger, Northland region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger and hut

Gum digger and hut

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori gum diggers

Maori gum diggers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum digger’s licence

Gum digger’s licence

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Gum diggers' camp

Gum diggers' camp

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers' homes, Northland

Gum diggers' homes, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dalmatian gum diggers

Dalmatian gum diggers

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Gum-digger’s hut

Gum-digger’s hut

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Portrait taken amongst kauri gum diggers, Te Papa

Portrait taken amongst kauri gum diggers, Te Papa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Gum digging methods

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Gum diggers playing cards in camp

Gum diggers playing cards in camp

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Gum diggers' camp, North Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gum diggers tug-of-war match

Gum diggers tug-of-war match

Alexander Turnbull Library

The industry

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

KAURI GUM. (Star, 22 March 1898)

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