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.
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Sheep truck delivering sheep, Longburn Freezing Works
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1946
- Digitisation ID
- 2011G_ELMAR-2-B14_005329
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags