A bullock team on the Cheviot estate in the 1880's. Bullocks were the main motive power during the 1850's and early 1860's, but as metalled roads were formed they were displaced by horses and by 1880 were used only on the back-country stations in Canterbury.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 411
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45A bullock team on the Cheviot estate in the 1880's. Bullocks were the main motive power during the 1850's and early 1860's, but as metalled roads were formed they were displaced by horses and by 1880 were used only on the back-country stations in Canterbury. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 411
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