Although most New Zealanders over 20 years of age could still remember riding behind horses if they tried hard enough, a four-wheeler on the road now, even with petrol restrictions, would seem as incongruous as our artist suggests. Yet it is not long since even rubber tyres on gigs were ultra-modern, and not much longer since bullocks were better than horses, and not much before that since it was surest of all to walk. Transport in New Zealand will be discussed in the "Background of New Zealand" series from 2YA on Monday, August 5, at 7.40 p.m.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 58, 2 August 1940, Page 25
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97Although most New Zealanders over 20 years of age could still remember riding behind horses if they tried hard enough, a four-wheeler on the road now, even with petrol restrictions, would seem as incongruous as our artist suggests. Yet it is not long since even rubber tyres on gigs were ultra-modern, and not much longer since bullocks were better than horses, and not much before that since it was surest of all to walk. Transport in New Zealand will be discussed in the "Background of New Zealand" series from 2YA on Monday, August 5, at 7.40 p.m. New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 58, 2 August 1940, Page 25
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