Freezing works

Date: 16 Nov 1895-5 Apr 1896

By: Davy, P, active 1895-1896

Reference: MS-Group-0708

Description: Comprises holograph diary kept by P Davy on the `Ruahine' and during his tour of New Zealand. After disembarking at Wellington where he visited relatives he toured to other parts of New Zealand. He describes a gathering of Maori following the settlement of fishing rights on Lake Wairarapa, a visit to a freezing works at Belfast, gold mining on the West Coast and Rotorua where he visited a pa, saw geysers and bathed in the hot pools. His journal ends on the return journey to England when staying at Sydney. Also includes transcript of part of the diary (16 Nov 1895-3 Jan 1896). Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - Full transcript of diary at MS-Papers-4391 Davy and his Aunt Harriet boarded the `Ruahine' at Plymouth 16 Nov 1895 and disembarked 12 Jan 1896 at Wellington where they stayed with relatives. After travelling around New Zealand they left Auckland for Sydney, 18 Mar. The writer of the diary is presumed to be P Davy, a passenger on the `Ruahine'; he visited members of the Davy family while in Wellington. He was probably one of the Devonshire Davys, a nephew of George Boutflower Davy, an official of the Land Registration Court of NZ, and the son of Edward Davy (1806-1885), an experimental chemist who emigrated to Australia. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph of the `Gaul' with unidentifed tender vessel.

Date: 1903

Reference: Plans-82-0218

Description: Details of flue and damper Stamped: The Gear Meat Preserving & Freezing Co. Ltd, Wellington NZ and dated 6.3.03 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on linen

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-135-763

Description: Shows a woman talking to her neighbour over the fence as her husband walks towards the house, looking dejected because he had gone to work on Labour Day. Refers to the productivity agreement being negotiated at the Longburn freezing works, where Borthwick-CWS planned to introduce a four day week due to the introduction of new technology. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 455 x 325 mm.

Date: ca 1880

Reference: 1/4-008635

Description: A group of seven members of staff outside the Ocean Beach Freezing Works. They are wrapped up in their warm work clothes. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [1960s-1980s]

From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs

Reference: PAColl-9589-4

Description: Miscellaneous photographs of Rowling in political activities overseas and at home. Quantity: 50 b&w original photographic print(s). 12 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 12 Jul 2001

By: Dalzell, D'Arcy, active 2001; Shaw, Reginald Jeffrey, 1904-2001

Reference: OHColl-0563/1

Description: Reg Shaw was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1904. Recalls his parents and the family's emigration to New Zealand in 1908. Describes his father's work as a builder, employment with Walter Graham and Sons in Christchurch and move to Wanganui in 1917. Recalls that this was to enable his father, Ben Shaw, to supervise the construction of the Sarjeant Gallery on behalf of Walter Graham. Describes living at 48 Somme Parade since 1917. Discusses early plans for a harbour in Wanganui and the transporting of frozen meat from the freezing works to ships. Discusses the Sarjeant Gallery and its construction from Oamaru stone. Recalls the opening of the Gallery and his father's role as a stonemason. Explains the history and construction of the Durie Hill Tower and the transporting of stones for it on a togo up the river. Describes the Tower's construction with a trammel and the fact that the construction was not finished as originally planned. Explains his interest in the motor mechanic industry in Wanganui, apprenticeship at Chevannes Garage and partnership with Ozzie Allen. Recalls his time in the Army. Describes becoming an insurance assessor, playing `too much sport' and Lodge involvement. Talks about marrying Connie Carvell in 1933, his children Peter, Brian and Graham and his father living with them for 23 years. Notes that he has his licence at the age of 98. Describes Victoria Avenue in 1917 including trams, cars and early engineering businesses. Mentions being one of the first A Grade mechanics in the country. Interviewer(s) - D'Arcy Dalzell Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008321 - OHC-008322 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2566. Two photographs of Reg Shaw

Date: 23 Mar 1994

From: Greater Green Island oral history project

By: Milburn, John Orr, 1913-2001

Reference: OHInt-0616/31

Description: John (Jack) Milburn born Burnside, Green Island 1913. Describes childhood home in Short Street, built by John Orr and made of kauri. Recalls: outdoor pursuits and chores on Saturday mornings; birthdays and Christmas; removal of tonsils at Dunedin Public Hospital; Influenza epidemic (1918); playground games at Concord school; Polio epidemic and first job at Station in Lindis Pass at age of 13 years. Describes shearing quarters; deer culling; rabbiting; the Depression and being manpowered to Burnside Freezing Works during World War II. Talks about social change following the Labour Government coming to power in 1935. Discusses pay and working conditions at Burnside Freezing Works as a wool-puller in fellmongery, with reference to chemical burns and first-aid measures available. Mentions using oatmeal and ginger water to quench thirst. Refers to closure of Burnside Freezing Works in 1988. Backgrounds involvement in local politics and being elected to Green Island Borough Council. Recalls building of Southern Motorway and opening of new Civic Hall (1960). Mentions Kaikorai Stream and the industries which discharged waste into it. Recalls the Abbotsford Slip. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Glenys Whittington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010118-010120 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3380. Photocopies of 3 b&w photographs: (i) Burnside Freezing Works January 1945; (ii) John (Jack) Milburn - in fellmongery of Burnside Freezing Works ca 1943 and (iii) Green Island from Burnside 1926.

Date: 1 May 1993 - 01 May 1993

From: Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa oral history project

By: Lamberton, Vera, active 1981-1993

Reference: OHInt-0662/17

Description: Vera Lamberton gives reasons for formation of Feilding Unemployed Support Centre in 1981 and describes reaction of unemployed people. Refers to advocacy work. Talks about women's experience of unemployment; contacts with Palmerston North Workers Unemployed Rights Centre, with reference to Dave MacPherson and Jane Stevens; March Against Unemployment 1988; part-time work; pay rates; closure of freezing works and trade union support for Feilding Unemployed Support Centre. Other people mentioned include Virginia Adams, Sonja Davis and Dean Wickliffe. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Karen Davis Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010385 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3530.

Date: 21 Apr 1999

From: Trade union oral history project

By: Wesley, Tatane Alex Tarewai, 1934-

Reference: OHInt-0478/03

Description: Tatane Wesley was born in Christchurch in 1934. Describes his father Harold Tarewai Wetere Te Kahu. Explains his grandfather was a tohunga from Otakou. Discusses biculturalism in the family. Describes his mother's opposition to his father being in the army, his father being lifted out of the army and farming the family land at Otakou. Recalls his father being manpowered to the freezing works where he became secretary of the Burnside Freezing Workers Union. Describes how eighteen people from Otakou, including his father and relatives were blacklisted from freezing works. Discusses his father's supplying of meat and potatoes to locked out watersiders in 1951 and his work for Maori education. Recalls pa in which he lived (Tuahiwi, Ruapake, Port Levy, Little River, Lake Ellesmere, Temuka, Glenavy, Moeraki, Huirapa, Otakou and Bluff) and discusses Kai Tahu. Describes working at Burnside freezing works before joining the army, training at Waiouru and doing a tour in Borneo and Vietnam. Recalls working in Australia where he joined the Drivers Union. Describes coming back to NZ, working at Burnside, on the railways and at Wrightsons Wool and Grain. Recalls membership of the Storemen and Packers Union. Reassesses his father's contribution to the union movement. Interviewer(s) - Shaun Ryan Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1796. Photographs of Tatane Wesley

Date: 8, 9 July 1999 - 08 Jul 1999 - 09 Aug 1999

From: Trade union oral history project

By: Barnard, Francis Edmund, 1925-2001

Reference: OHInt-0478/30

Description: Frank Barnard born Auckland 1925. Recalls history of unionism in family - mother union delegate in an amunitions factory in Geelong (Australia). Describes growing up in Freemans Bay (Auckland) and refers to soup kitchens and poverty. Mentions the Ponsonby Gang. Discusses police and their treatment of workers. Recalls joining R & W Hellaby (Butchers) before starting on the Waterfront in 1946/47. Discusses work on the wharves, 1951 Waterfront Lockout and the word scab. Refers to blacklisting. Talks about Auckland Waterside Workers Union (WWU). Refers to loyalty card and the use of it. Mentions Mount Park dispute (over hatches); Roosus shipping and work on the Fort Colan (?). Recalls joining Freezing Works 1952/53. Discusses progression through the Auckland Freezing Workers Union and election as President. Mentions Trevor Kelly, Big Lofty Urlich, Ross Evans and Jack Armstrong. Recounts introduction of CAMPAC (rail beef dressing). Other topics discussed include: involvement of women in the union; Auckland Trades Council; Equal Pay; changes in the meat industry; ACC system; formation of North Island Federation; disaffiliation from the National Meatworkers with reference to Disputes Committee; strike for back pay and intervention of Rob Muldoon; arguments with Fintan Patrick Walsh; 1991 Employent Contracts Act (ECA) which he considers was designed for employers; Employers Association with reference to Ann Knowles; illness and disease with reference to Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Toxoplasmosis and its effect on women; Auckland Disputes Committee; strikes and wild cat strikes; Arbitration system; militants in the union; loss of members through redundancy and its effect on union finances. Mentions: Tom Collerton, Frank Thorn, Roger Middlemas, Syd Arnst, Frank McNulty, Leo Bernie, Blue Kennedy, Charlie Duane, Fintan Patrick Walsh, Dick Evans, Trevor Kelly, Rob Muldoon, Tom Skinner, Tom Shand and Jim Knox. Interviewer(s) - Shaun Ryan Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007529-007532 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3.25 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1907.

Date: 3 November 2003

From: Drovers Project

By: Philps, Brian Arthur, 1928-

Reference: OHInt-0759-08

Description: Oral history interview with Brian Philps, born 3rd April, 1928 in Palmerston North. Talks about his family background. Recalls skipping school to help move stock. Discusses starting work at Borthwicks Freezing Works in 1946 - details the work of a shepherd. Talks about working dogs - gives examples of whistle commands. Recalls local drovers - mentions Keith Sowerby, Norm Signal, Syd Signal, Linc Campbell, Scottie Moyes, Huia Sowerby, Charlie Sundgren, George Davies, Bill Thompson, and Dan Cantwell. Talks about droving on horse and on bike. Recalls Hurley droves and sales. Recounts particular droves - mentions Ashhurst, Waipawa, Tuki Tuki, Woodville, and Rongotea. Talks about being made Foreman at Borthwicks - details how the freezing works changed during his time there. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Ruth Low Accompanying material - 1 colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm [date unknown]; biographical information relating to Brian Philips. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014341 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 0.38 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft Word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5016, OHDL-000426. 1 colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm, of Brian Philips [date unknown]. Search dates: 03/11/2003

Date: January 1968?

From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints

Reference: PA12-2941

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis possibly in January 1968. Includes scenic views of Lake Waikaremoana, images of campsites and camping scenes, and images of people walking on trails and at the lake front. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Stamp on transparency card reads "JAN 68NZ..." Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1970s]

From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints

Reference: PA12-2940

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis circa 1970s. Includes transparencies taken inside an unidentified freezing works, showing images of workers processing the meat. Also includes transparencies showing people walking at Kaitoke Regional Park, including park signage and scenic views. Also includes transparencies taken in Wairoa, showing buildings, people, and scenic views of Lake Waikaremoana. Transparencies showing Waikaremoana and Wairoa are continued at PA12-2940. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in May 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-12.

Date: 1978 - 1979

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-361-239/275

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 37 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1903

Reference: Plans-82-0220

Description: Details of hot water outlet to boiler Stamped: The Gear Meat Preserving & Freezing Co. Ltd, Wellington NZ and dated 6.3.03 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on linen

Date: 1910 - 1915

By: Smith, Sydney Ure, 1887-1949; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: A-073-012

Description: A two-storied building with a gable roof, seen from one end across water. A wharf runs above the water. Houses are visible in the background Edition size unknown. This print numbered and inscribed No 7. His first etching drawn in reverse. Inscriptions: Signed. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching, 2 x 3 ins Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull

Date: 1894

By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Barraud, William Francis, 1850-1926

Reference: C-007-012

Description: Shows the Castlecliff freezing works near Wanganui, on the waterside near the bluff, in the distance at the far end of a beach which curves along the right of the picture. Two horsemen ride along the beach, droving a flock of sheep. In the right distance a steam train approaches the freezing works. Several craft are tied up at the wharf, and other ships sail or steam away in the left distance. White shags (?) stand on driftwood branches in the left foreground, and an old basketwork fishing trap (perhaps an eel trap or crayfish pot) lies half submerged in the bottom left corner. Signed and dated C. D. Barraud 1894, lower right. However the work appears to be that of Christopher Aubrey and the signature has probably been added much later by an unknown person. The signature is similar to Barraud's lower-case printed style of signature but not identical. The watercolour is almost identical in subject to other watercolours by C. Aubrey, also dated 1894. The Whanganui Regional Museum holds three versions of the Aubrey watercolour, two dated 1894, one 1901. There is also one, dated 1894, offered for sale at Dunbar Sloane's Wellington auction, 17 November 2004, lot 29 (illustrated in the catalogue). All five views are very strongly similar, even to the details of the people sheep-droving along the beach, although the smoke from the factory chimney in the other known versions is being blow to the right; in the Library's version it is being blown to the left. The style of the work is much closer to Aubrey's style than to Barraud's, with slightly awkward rendering of people and animals, generous use of white highlighter, and a characteristic way of rendering vegetation Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C D Barraud 1894 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 284 x 438 mm. Provenance: Purchase: J. Travis, Wellington, 17 October 1975

Date: 1914

Reference: Plans-82-0094

Description: Details of freezing rooms and stores showing side and end elevations and longitudinal and cross section. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper

Date: 1903

Reference: Plans-82-0219

Description: Details of hot water outlet to boilers showing flue Stamped: The Gear Meat Preserving & Freezing Co. Ltd, Wellington NZ and dated 6.3.03 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on linen

Date: 1960s-1989

By: Sutherland, William Temple Gairdner, 1906-1991

Reference: PAColl-5685

Description: Most of the photographs in this collection relate to the Sheep industry in New Zealand, and sheep farms in Ayshire, Scotland. They are photographs collected as illustrations for Sutherland's book "The Sixty Million Muster" published by A H and A W Reed in 1966. Quantity: 39 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s).