Libertyland, mailroom staff, World War Two
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Back row: Barton; Vera Burr; P.O. War Censor; Moria Fisher; unknown; Noleen Aisher. Front row: 'Chook' Prarn; M. Chittenden; Harry Brooks; Bill Pascoe (standing).
R W H Symington and Co. (N Z) Ltd first established themselves in New Zealand in 1934. Specialising in corsetry and underwear manufacturing, a small factory was built in Palmerston North in 1937, and the main "Libertyland " factory was completed and opened in 1946. The company was acquired by Courtalds Pty (UK) in 1965 and then in 1990 became a wholly owed subsidy of Lane Walker Rudkin (LWR) lndustries Ltd, New Zealand’s largest textile garment company. Libertyland closed to business in July 2009.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2025N_McLennan-Boman-S2_043342
- Archive
- McLennan Boman Papers
- Relation
- McLennan Boman Papers, Series 2
- Date
- 1939 to 1945
- Digitisation id
- 2025N_McLennan-Boman-S2_043342
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Community Archives
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone