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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Field-Gibson Flax Milling Company
The Field-Gibson Flax Milling Company , Wyndham. This company's mill was established in 1903. The machinery includes a stripper and water scutcher, which are driven by a seven horse-power steam engine, and a dry scutcher, worked by an eight horse-power oil engine. About twenty men are employed at the mill, and the output has frequently been as high as twenty tons of dressed flax per month.