Power sub-station, Longburn Freezing Works

Description

This photograph shows the power sub-station for Longburn Freezing works and a long shot of the railway siding traveling under one of the buildings. 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.

Identification

Relation

CA: Elmar Negative Collection: (52)

Date

circa 1946

Digitisation id

2011G_ELMAR-2-B14_005342

Held in

Coolstore