Cowshed

A DigitalNZ Story by Suzanne Austen

Image: Cattle on a North Island bush farm

Cattle on a North Island bush farm

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Milking Shed at 'Springfield', Banks Road

Milking Shed at 'Springfield', Banks Road

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Two men milking cows

Two men milking cows

Auckland Libraries

Image: Women's war work on New Zealand farms

Women's war work on New Zealand farms

Auckland Libraries

Image: Fred Nicholas in a cow shed at Duthie Road, using a milking machine

Fred Nicholas in a cow shed at Duthie Road, using a milking machine

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Milking, Tokomaru Bay

Milking, Tokomaru Bay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cows being milked by a Rudd machine

Cows being milked by a Rudd machine

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Transporting milk cans on horse-drawn carts

Transporting milk cans on horse-drawn carts

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Launch [loaded with milk-cans?], docked at a small jetty on river, horses on bank alongside, location unidentified

Launch [loaded with milk-cans?], docked at a small jetty on river, horses on bank alongside, location unidentified

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cowshed machinery

Cowshed machinery

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Ilott Advertising, Shell "Going Well"

Ilott Advertising, Shell "Going Well"

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Milk transfer system in a shed at a dairy farm

Milk transfer system in a shed at a dairy farm

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Land girl, Carol Sladden, churning butter, Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay

Land girl, Carol Sladden, churning butter, Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: DAIRYING IN THE BACK BLOCKS OF NEW ZEALAND: OPERATING THE BUSH CHURN

DAIRYING IN THE BACK BLOCKS OF NEW ZEALAND: OPERATING THE BUSH CHURN

Auckland Libraries

Image: Butter Production

Butter Production

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Butter Production

Butter Production

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Four men making butter

Four men making butter

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: BUTTER AND CHEESE DISPLAY AND THE BUTTER ARCH

BUTTER AND CHEESE DISPLAY AND THE BUTTER ARCH

Auckland Libraries

Image: Interior of the Paeroa Dairy Factory: Packing butter

Interior of the Paeroa Dairy Factory: Packing butter

Auckland Libraries

Image: Wharfies stacking boxes of New Zealand butter

Wharfies stacking boxes of New Zealand butter

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doing A Man's Job and Doing It Well: Happy Girl Workers on A Waikato Dairy Farm

Doing A Man's Job and Doing It Well: Happy Girl Workers on A Waikato Dairy Farm

Auckland Libraries

Image: Dairy Farm

Dairy Farm

Feilding Library

Image: Mr Marsh's farm at Paeroa- New Zealand farm scene

Mr Marsh's farm at Paeroa- New Zealand farm scene

Auckland Libraries