Former Cocksfoot Processing Shed. Rue Jolie, Akaroa

1996

Former Cocksfoot Processing Shed. Rue Jolie, Akaroa

1996

Growing and harvesting cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata) was a major industry on Banks Peninsula from 1853 until the 1930s.

Area: Banks Peninsula / Akaroa

Contributor: Angus Davis

Source: Entry in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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