TitleEllesmere float in Centennial Church Procession, 1950DescriptionA float from Ellesmere County and Districts in what's thought to be the Centennial Church Procession in 1950. It shows civic pride in the way the local swamps were drained from the mid 1850s to form roads and reclaim land for agriculture.
'Farmland from Swampland' reads the slogan on the tussock-filled trailer, while the wave formation on the vehicle towing it represents the battle against water.Date1950SourceCanterbury Museum 2002.78.418PhotographerGeorge Weigel