The first steam threshing machinery used in Canterbury was generally introduced in the 1870's. It consisted of a portable engine, mill, and separate elevator, as shown in the upper illustration, but during the next decade it was superseded by the traction engine and mill (lower).
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 6, 15 December 1950, Page 513
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45The first steam threshing machinery used in Canterbury was generally introduced in the 1870's. It consisted of a portable engine, mill, and separate elevator, as shown in the upper illustration, but during the next decade it was superseded by the traction engine and mill (lower). New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 6, 15 December 1950, Page 513
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