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Staff, Libertyland, Grey Street

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Description: Back row: Dulcie Ralph; Joyce Waller; Joyce Smithers; Pearl Goodwin; Dot Gillespie; Joyce Arnold; Necia Annear; Centre: Phyllis. Front row: Miss Ireland; Elsa Robertson; Vera Burr.
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 Grey Street, 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.