A worker procesing sheep intestines which were cleaned and stretched. The Kiwi Bacon Factory, adjacent to the Works, took most of the intestines for casing in the production of sausages. 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.

Workman, Longburn Freezing Works
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011G_ELMAR-2-B14_005323
- Title
- Workman, Longburn Freezing Works
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1940s
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
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