More Info →Pork carcasses, Longburn Freezing Works

A workman bagging pork carcasses in muslin and sacking, in the freezer at Longburn Freezing Works. 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.