Waimate woodman

This Statue of a Waimate Woodman is made of Brass and concret
In the mid 1800's Waimate Township consisted of a few wooden buildings and aprox 200 people.
New Immigrants from England Scotland and Germany arrived to waimate and became Bushman
There were no roads so the logs were all carried out by bullock These men had a very hard life
The arrival of the 1st Traction Engine was around 1870
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