
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
Taxonomy
- Community Tags