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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, and was demolished in 2012.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 148
Date
1950
Digitisation ID
2007N_Bc148_BUI_0180
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Corner of Tremaine and Roy Street, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
commercial,
industrial,
libertyland,
Community Tags
courtalds pty (uk),
lane walker rudkin (lwr) industries ltd,
r.w.h.symington and co. (nz) ltd,
roy street,

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