The abattoir was built in 1906 and was demolished with the use of explosives. The photograph shows the final moments of the old boiling-down house crashing to the ground. As a Palmerston North City Council owned property the land was subsequently ...

Creator:      M J Costello - Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date:          June 19, 1969