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Child Brothers Ltd, Carriers and Fuel Merchants, was established in 1919 by Edward G Child and his sons, W J Child & E W H Child. They opened the metal crushing depot and plant at the end of Albert Street near the Manawatu River c1927. The business later became known as Child Metal Ltd.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 53
Date
1930
Digitisation ID
2008N_Bc53_BUI_1799
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
equipment,
gravel,
machinery,
photographs,
truck,
workmen,
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