Borthwicks Freezing Works Waitara, Two A Taranaki freezing works get-together was a chance for more than 150 former employees to reconnect with familiar faces over a beer or two. It's been 20 years since the freezing works in the Taranaki town of Waitara shut its doors for the final time. Ltd. a borthwick's freezing works. This item was added on 22 August 2016, and updated 16 January Non-infringing use NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work. A branch of a railway line is seen between a brick building on the far left and various large buildings centre left. Cattle yards with smaller buildings While most have knowledge about Whakatu and Tomoana freezing works, who respectively closed in the 1980s and 1990s, lesser known is the Paki Paki freezing works owned by Thomas Borthwick & You had the pleasure of knowing & working alongside the following people at ( Borthwicks, Affco, Waitaki ) Waitara Freezing Works who have now passed on. Panoramic photograph of the staff of Borthwicks Freezing Works in Waitara, taken the year before a major strike in 1932. Stock yards in foreground. As part of his endeavours, which included operations in Australia, Borthwick established a base in New Zealand with the purchase of the Waitara Freezing and Cold Storage Company in 1902. Water supply had always been inadequate. In 1979 the Borthwicks freezing works at Waitara had a massive fire. This information is the best information we could find on this item. Borthwicks, later known as Waitaki and Affco following It's known as Waitara's university, but 25 years after it shut the doors for the final time, a gathering of ex-workers should rekindle memories of life at the meat works. waitara university 1986-89 a. Borthwicks Freezing Works, Waitara. This Borthwick Street is a side-street off Raleigh Street in Brixton, near Waitara. Train tracks in foreground. Borthwicks built and operated the Waitara freezing works in Taranaki. k. Object detail Artist/Maker Swainson's Studios Production role Photographer Production place New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth Production period 1960s For most of the 20th century Waitara’s economy was based on the large Borthwick’s freezing works, which opened in 1885. Known as Borthwicks, Waitaki and then Affco, after its various owners, the freezing works used to be a primary driver of the Waitara economy. Object detail Artist/Maker Swainson's Studios Production role Photographer Production place New Zealand/Taranaki/New Borthwicks Freezing Works, Waitara. The men are posed in rows and several buildings are visible in the background. Borthwicks Freezing Works was the biggest employer in the town of Waitara. Attempts had been made to supply Borthwicks Freezing Works, Waitara. ; Black and white print DigitalNZ brings together more than 30 million items from institutions so that they are easy to find and use. Whether it's someone who has given years of service as a volunteer, a young person who demonstrates leadership, or a 'behind the scenes' good sort who inspires and helps others, we want Stoke Freezing Works comprised 64 acres on which stood the works, offices, storehouses and four dwellings. Borthwicks Freezing Works in Waitara with stock yards in the foreground. In its heydey, it employed 1200 people, which is about Description:Panoramic view of Borthwick's meatworks at Waitara. Was a pretty major event back then. Coupla pics courtesy Stuffnz. It used to pour its sewage straight into the Waitara River, but when the pollution of the river got to be a problem, a pipeline was In 1979 the Borthwicks freezing works at Waitara had a massive fire. Deena Coster lifts the lid on its past and looks at the site's future. Thomas Borthwick realised owning their own meatworks would provide more certainty of supply, so in 1902 they purchased Waitara freezing works (near New Plymouth). The street was named after Sir Thomas Borthwick, owner of the freezing works company Thomas Borthwick & Sons in Waitara. Panoramic view of Borthwick's meatworks at Waitara. The works closed in 1997, a casualty of ageing facilities and changing British companies with food distribution interests in the UK invested in the New Zealand meat-freezing industry. Borthwicks Freezing Works, Waitara. xdhi, 2ox, 3aryc, sjhp, wqppqlt, afwsz, kro, w6d, 6sr, sm,
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