More Info →Libertyland factory, Tremaine Avenue

Description

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

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Relation

CA: Elmar Negative Collection. Notebook 1: Fm 515

Date

1940s

Digitisation ID

2012N_ELMAR_4_006435

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