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Description

In 1890, the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company established this freezing works just south of Palmerston North. Built by the Munro Brothers of Palmerston North at a total cost of £36,000, initially capital was insufficient and the business fell into the hands of Liquidators, until bought by the National Mortgage and Agency Company. The works were again sold to the Co-operative Wholesale Society (U.K) in 1940. They closed in October 1987.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Lo24
Date
1925 to 1930
Digitisation ID
2011N_Lo24_004968
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1920s,
aerial photograph,
black and white,
buildings,
longburn,
longburn freezing works,
meat,
meat industry,
photographs,
slaughterhouse,
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