More Info →Palmeston North Abattoir staff

Description

The Palmerston North Borough Council operated the abattoir, in Maxwell's Line, Palmerston North, 1916-1951. Workmen and a dog pose outside the abattoir works, when Mr Spillman was the Manager. The works closed for killing in April 1969.

People identified when this photograph ran in The Tribune in 1969, but there are more people in the photograph than are named.

Back row: H Nankerville; Felix Lucas; C Gatchie; W Arlidge; A Taylor; W Williamson (foreman); Bert Price; Howard Humphries (engineeer); B Robin; G Bedow (head bacon curer).

Front row: T McAvinue; Mr Nankerville; W Nant; Mr Burquist; H Bailey; A M Spillman (manager); Mick Baggent; Don Baggent; E Cook; Tom Lidane; C Commer; T McEwen; Jack Watts.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bm 29

Date

1923

Digitisation ID

2007N_Bm29_PNCC_0926

Held In

Coolstore