The Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company Ltd was established as a farmer's co-operative in 1890. Sited at Longburn, just south of Palmerston North, it later became known as the Longburn Freezing Works. It closed in 1986.
https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2F1%2F6%2F59a0ed-723b-4569-921c-7b3a8e03b7dd%2Fresize_master_7b9b43935256077edb51cf8a99f1b64d.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=13ef272c0ba21d5a5f2c1d6533a51454dc6ac600&ver=1659531576
Sheep ready for skinning, Longburn Freezing Works
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1946
- Digitisation ID
- 2011G_ELMAR-2-B19_005376
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags