The Manawatu Knitting Mill was established in 1884, and operated from from a Main Street factory 1889-1993, when it moved to Bennett Street. From left. Back row: Marjorie McGregor; Isa Pike; ? Lucas; Ida Lucas; Violet King; Dawson ?; Unknown; Buckley ?; Doris Scott /; Unknown; Frankun; Florrie Young; Ivy Johnson; Doris Knight; ? Matthews; ? Lucas or Mavis Hawkins?; Tira Olsen; Mavis Hawkins?; Unknown; Ruby Lucas; ? Lucas; Unknown; Alice Gardner; Unknown; Unknown; Annie Johnson; Unknown; Edna Sherrat; Rita Persson; Violet Smith; ? Boggs; Unknown; Dawson ?; George or Eric Scott?; Bill Alsop or McLeod; Bill Buckley. Middle Row: Bob Paris; Jim Hastelow; Charlie Brown; Dawson ?; ? Dawson; Iris Tweedale; Doris Hawkins; Sadie ? Thompson; Dawson ?; ? Dawson; Muriel McLaggan; Unknown; Grace Blair; Rita Blair. Front row: Unknown; Doug ?; Bill Paris; ?; Hastelow; Len Winks; Stubbs; Rhoda Drury; Marge Hastelow; Annie King; Madge ? Knight; Mrs Jones; Mrs Maude Alsop; Ivy ? Thompson; Unknown; Winnie Howarth; Mr Stubbs; Bill Winks; ? Laurie; ? Stubbs; Mrs Johnson; Colleen Stubbs; unknown; Thelma Jackson; Jean McPherson; Caroline Bailey; Nell Lynch; Kate Sheerin; Winnie Bailey; Annis Bailey; Ina Grundy; 3 Unknown people.
For more information on the Manawatū Knitting Mills, see White, Jill (2007). "Women at Work in the Manawatū Knitting Mills." Manawatū Journal of History, Vol.3, pp.20-29.
