Child Brothers metal crushing depot and plant during flood, Albert Street
An aerial view of Child Brothers metal crushing plant during the great flood of 1953. Child Brothers Ltd, Carriers and Fuel Merchants, was established in 1919 by Edward G Child and his sons, W J Child & E W H Child. They opened the metal crushing depot and plant at the end of Albert Street near the Manawatu River c1927. The business later became known as Child Metal Ltd.