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Social change over 50 years
Flax Industry

 

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Trust email. sth.nattrust@helanta.sh

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Contents
1. Photo of Flax Mill, Sandy Bay
2. Photo of Cutting Flax
3. Photo of bundle sliding down the cable from steep slopes to be picked up
4. Photo of Bullock cart with fibre on road
5. Photo of Flax Workers
6. Photo of Flax reaching Mill at Bamboo Hedge
7. Photo of Flax being washed
8. Photo of Bullocks and Pulped Flax
9. Photo of Flax being laid out to dry
10. Photo of people laying the flax out to dry
11. Photo of gathering dried Flax
12. Photo of making Flax 1
13. Photo of making Flax 2
14. Photo of workers loading bales of Flax
15. Score of Fibre Musical produced by school children for Royal Visit in 1984
16. Diagrams of Flax Mills and process
17. Fairyland Flax Mill Plant layout
18. Notes on Flax Industry