A broadcast on Manawatū People's Radio, 2 April, 2019. Part 1 of 3. Cliff Simpson. Move to Feilding about 1948. Stock agent in South Island, then stock buyer for Longburn freezing works. Nature of the work and training. Father had dairy farm, 35 c...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 2, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Lawrence McCallum's autobiography "Growing Up in Palmerston North, Paraburdoo and Beyond: A Memoir" includes stories about 1950s and 1960s Palmerston North. The three i...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          August 29, 2020

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 November 1958: "Mr. W.J. Coulter, the senior inspector at the Longburn freezing works, is seen watching a member of the staff skin one of the show lambs prior to the ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          November 12, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 November 1960 "These meat inspectors, Messrs J. Lockwood, D. Hiscox and D. Bailey, are seen measuring the Show pig carcases at Longburn today. The pigs are judged on ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Works Road, Longburn
Date:          1960-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 6 July, 1963. "Under construction at Longburn Freezing Works is this 15,000 square foot wool store of steel and pre-fabricated concrete walls." Another image of the building ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Longburn
Date:          1963-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 November 1960 "Mr. S. Smith-Pilling, supervising grader to the New Zealand Meat Board, is seen judging the Show lamb carcases at the Longburn Freezing Works today. On...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 18 August, 1959. "Aerial view of Longburn."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-08-18T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 November, 1959. “A judge of many such meat displays, Mr H. Williamson, of Hawke’s Bay, a New Zealand Meat Board grader, scrutinises the Royal Show lambs as they pass ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 June 1961 "Mr. and Mrs. N.R. Pearson, who emigrated from Victoria, Australia 47 years ago, are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary today. On their arrival in...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          June 14, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 November 1958: "Men are seen hard at work on the new cold storage room at the Longburn freezing works. The steal bars running across the ceiling are runners to take t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          November 12, 1958

The Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company Limited was established in 1890, as a farmer's co-operative business. A freezing works has operated continuously on this site since this time.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          1900 to 1910

The barrels are labeled "Produce of Longburn New Zealand. XXB Grade 1. Inedible tallow". 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 l...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

Longburn is situated just south of Palmerston North. The Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company was established in 1890 and closed in October 1987.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          August 7, 1981

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

This machine is thought to be stamping muslin for bags that covered the carcasses. 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 b...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

Shown here is the old Fellmongery at the Longburn Freezing works. In 1890, the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company established the freezing works just south of Palmerston North. Initially capital was insufficient and the business fell into ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

The Longburn Freezing Works was built by the Munro brothers and opened in 1890. It was run by various companies over the yeaqrs, until its closure in 1986.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Works Road, Palmerston North
Date:          September 1980

Wool from slaughtered sheep is baled for processing. 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 Fr...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

A workman stands by what appears to be casings, a by-product of sheep. 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 ...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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 N...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

These men are in the small-goods section of the factory, either packing or sorting frozen sweetmeats in a tray or perhaps readying them for transport. The men are identified as Frederick A'Court (front) and Eric Trask. The Longburn Slaughtering an...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

Barry Robinson and his aunt, Sylvia Neilson (later Morris) by the lakelet in The Square. Born 24 July, 1937, Barry lived all his life in Palmerston North, working as a welder at the Longburn freezing works and played rugby league for Manawatū.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1938

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946

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.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Works Road, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1946