Three women sit behind sewing machines at the Libertyland Factory in Palmerston North. 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.
https://dtq0471jmmy9v.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2Fc%2Fc%2F69e24a-223f-4198-a8c0-e4fd94e2c1c0%2Fresize_master_63ebd30b19592aea6ebebec72d2c5671.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=26fe3b24be76238cc0a41202c361af1bec1577b9&ver=1628683949Machinists at Libertyland Factory
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- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2015P_2010-26_012426
- Title
- Machinists at Libertyland Factory
- Relation
- Coolstore - 2010-26
- Format
- B&W print
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Clarice Parlane
- Place
- Corner of Tremaine and Roy Street
- Date
- 1950s
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- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- By Attribution Alone
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