Industry: Wool: Manufacture, 1940, 1962-1985
Scope and Contents
Photographs relating to the wool manufacturing industry in New Zealand include images of various wool factories. These include the Kaputone Wool Scouring Company's plant in Belfast; Kaiapoi Woollen Manufactoring Company Limited mill in Kaiapoi; Kaiapoi Textiles Limited offices in Christchurch; Alliance Textiles New Zealand Limited's mill in Timaru; the Fairlie Wool Scour in Timaru; Wool Marketing Association Limited's wool scour in Timaru; Arnett and Darling Limited's factory in Timaru; Ross and Glendining Limited's Roslyn Woollen Mills in Dunedin; UEB Wool Darding Limited's plant in Invercargill.
Notable is an image of the world's first verticle wool dryer.
Dates
- Creation: 1940, 1962-1985
Creator
- From the Collection: Christchurch Star (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Christchurch Star collection is currently in the process of being described, and only certain sub-series and items are available for access. These records will continue to be updated as more of the collection is described.
This collection is held off-site, please contact us for more information on how to access this collection.
Extent
1 Envelopes (26 Photographic prints)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
ANZC Archives -Box Arch 1072/1/9/88-94
Physical Description
Black and white photographs with some text on reverse.
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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