More Info →Libertyland Factory Staff at Tea

Description

Libertyland staff enjoy morning tea at the Libertyland Factory in Palmerston North. 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

Identifier

2010-26

Relation

Coolstore - 2010-26

Date

1950s

Digitisation id

2015P_2010-26_012424

Format

B&W print

Held In

"Coolstore"