
Inspecting carcasses, Longburn Freezing Works
- Description
A workman inspects carcasses for export. Each carcass has a label recording the factory name, meat grade and identifying numbers. 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.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1946
- Digitisation ID
- 2011G_ELMAR-2-B19_005377
- Held In
- Coolstore