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The Libertyland factory in Grey Street was opened in 1934 by Mr F.F. Young, NZ representative of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd., Wellington. Originally an English company with an ahead office in Market Harborough, it was first established in 1856. Mr Young traveled to England to negotiate arrangements and bought back six expert girls to train staff in the art of manufacturing corsets and underwear.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pg 131
Date
circa 1948
Digitisation ID
2011P_OSP-Pg131_006153
Held In
Coolstore

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industry,
knitting,
ladies,
mill,
panorama,
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