The Kauri-Gum Industry in New Zealand

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Kauri-Gum_Industry_in_New_Zealand
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influenced settlement patterns
influenced local economy
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1930s
depletion of gumfields
synthetic substitutes
gptkbp:economicImportance significant export earner
gptkbp:exportVolumePeak over 10,000 tons per year
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Kauri-Gum Industry in New Zealand
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:mainExtractionMethod gum digging
swamp digging
tree tapping
gptkbp:mainLabourForce Māori
European settlers
Dalmatian immigrants
gptkbp:mainTreeSource gptkb:kauri_tree
gptkbp:market gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:The_Kauri_Gumdiggers_by_Bruce_W._Hayward
gptkbp:peakPeriod late 19th century
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:jewelry
varnish production
linoleum manufacture
gptkbp:product gptkb:kauri_gum
gptkbp:region gptkb:Auckland
gptkb:Northland
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Kauri_Museum
gptkb:Gumdiggers_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raymond_Firth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6