Meat industry and trade - Employees

Date: 1878-1981

By: Gear Meat Company Ltd

Reference: 81-295

Description: Records include ledgers, staff records, cash books, letter books (1900-1910), various documents (letters, insurance policies, reminiscences, deeds, and mortgages), Board of Directors' records (1962-1975), records of subsidiary and related companies, legal correspondence, killing records, newspaper clippings (1907-1969), share registers and share records (including indexes), and records of the Fellmongery Department (including staff, stock and cash) Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - See also 78-047, 87-080, 91-256 Petone meat processing plant Quantity: 7 folder(s). 118 volume(s). 47 box(es). 15 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Plans - To Ephemera Collection - 1 box - To Photographic Archive - 3 boxes - To Serials Collection - MIRINZ bulletin (refrigeration) No 2, 1974; Thomson news No 4 May 1972 - To Book Collections - Associated North Island freezing companies of NZ. General report, 1912; Petone Borough Council dairy regulation by-law, 1911; Petone Borough Council heavy traffic by-law, 1905; Petone Borough Council waterworks by-law, 1904; Petone Borough Council drainage & sanitary by-law, 1911.

Date: [circa 1905 to 1912]

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department

Reference: PA1-o-498

Description: Photographs of a range of industries in New Zealand, possibly related to the Christchurch International Exhibition in 1906-1907. Industries include animal related products including wool, from fellmongery to transportation and finally weaving; meat works, including the slaughter house, the mutton cooling room, shipping fozen mutton, the beef cooling room; butter, at the Hautapu Butter Factory, showing butter in the factory, and delivering butter at Ngaruawahia Railway Station; the Waikato Bacon Factory, and pig carcases. Other industries include flax, with scenes showing a flax mill, carting flax to the mill, stripping, washing and drying flax, and also grading hemp and loading bales of it at Auckland wharves; kauri timber industry, from felling the trees, hauling logs by bullock, floating logs over the Wairoa Falls, sorting timber at the mill booms, timber mill on the Wairoa River, and a million feet of sawn timber at the mill. The latter part of the album shows scenes of gold dredging on the Buller Gorge, hydraulic gold-mining at Ross, Westland; coal mining at Brunner; kauri gum diggers and a warehouse storing kauri gum; and finally views of the Sugar Refinery in Auckland, and a warehouse filled with sacks of sugar. Other Titles - New Zealand scenery Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "New Zealand scenery" in gold lettering; 26.0 x 34.5 cm

Date: [ca 1970-ca 1979]

From: Giles, T Rex, 1929-2006 :Photographs of deer farming and hunting, opossum hunting, taxidermy, and mining.

Reference: PAColl-8752-2

Description: Photographs of deer carcasses being processed for export at Consolidated Traders Ltd's works at Rongatea and Rotorua. Also featured are carcasses of wild pigs awaiting processing and frozen goat carcasses bagged and ready for export. Several photographs show bales of deer pelts packed and covered with hessian. Deer photographed on Rex Giles' farm, Forest Park, at Maroa north of Taupo. Most of these photographs were in albums of plastic sleaves and were probably used as promotional material for the company. The prints were removed from the albums as the type of plastic bonds with the emusion of the print. Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 6 April 1981

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Avery, Peter, active 1982

Reference: EP/1981/1406-F

Description: Stiking Gear Meat workers, Petone. They are (from left) - Thomas Meihana with Selina (7 months). Glen Rainford and Hemi (12 months). Malcolm McAllister with Kimiora (5 months). Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Peter Avery 6 April 1981. Source of descriptive information - notes on negative envelope At the time of the photograph being taken the men had been on strike for six weeks. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 10 August 1985

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1985/3580-F

Description: Arthur Tonan gutting sheep at the Longburn Freezing Works, Longburn, Manawatu. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Ross Giblin 10 August 1985. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacitate film negative, 35mm

Date: 2013-2014

By: Brehaut, Loreen, active 2006-2014

Reference: OHColl-1621

Description: Eight interviews conducted by Loreen Brehaut in 2013 and 2014 for the Picton Freezing Works oral history project. The interviewees were: Brian McLaren, Frank Connor, John Schimanski, Mike Adams, Owen Barron, Ron Jones, Sandie Hebberd, and Stuart Howden. Project received Award in Oral History funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2013. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 8 Interview(s). 46 digital sound recording(s). 16 Electronic document(s) digital abstracts and biographical information forms. 8 printed abstract(s) include recording agreement forms. 8 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2013 - 2014

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Hitchon Brothers (Firm)

Reference: Pan-2099-F

Description: Panoramic view of a large brick factory "Hitchon's Bacon Factory" in the centre of the image. A group of eleven factory employees, men and women (most wearing striped aprons), are standing outside. A road runs in front from left to right, with houses along the roadside. Hills in the background on the right. Two vehicles to the left of the factory, a car (number plate: NZ87-014) and a Hitchon's delivery truck. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Hitchon Bros. Milton. 3 B&W; Marginal notes on negative - 9 9 9 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 108.3 cm

Date: ca 1917-ca 1981

By: Gear Meat Company Ltd

Reference: PAColl-7817

Description: Comprises photographs of Gear homestead, Porirua; site of Gear Point School, and industrial land development in the vicinity; group portrait of engineering staff, 1916-1917; board of directors, 1977; kosher killings with ritual slaughtermen (shocatim) flown out from Israel; visit of Japanese girl students to Gear Meat Company; group portrait of Nelson Freezing Co Ltd staff, 24 July 1969; and loading meat at Wellington wharves. Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Transfer from Manuscripts & Archives - Reference 81-295 (Further records of the Gear Meat Company Ltd).

Date: 1908-1935

By: Gear Meat Company Ltd

Reference: MS-Group-1753

Description: Collection comprises one wages ledger and a stock book. Source of title - Supplied by Library Gear Meat Company Ltd was a meat processing plant based in Petone, Wellington Quantity: 2 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr P Everton, Levin, Feb 2009 Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Fire alarm drawing and plan of Gear Meat Company Ltd's plant in Petone, Wellington.

Date: 10 August 1985

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Giblin, Ross, active 1980s-2000s

Reference: EP/1985/3577-F

Description: Freezer head foreman Ian Cruden and byproducts manager Keith Rose in a freezer at the Longburn Freezing Works. Photographs taken 10 August 1985 by Evening Post staff photographer Ross Giblin. Lamb carcasses are stacked behind them. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 13 April 1981

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1981/1473-F

Description: Stiking Gear Meat workers, Petone, after having heard that a provisional agreement had been reached between the management and union. They had been on strike for almost seven weeks. From left - Des Tarau. Warren Weston. Joe Crew. Tony Wither. Dave Kimura. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 13 April 1981. Source of descriptive information - notes on negative envelope Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1 Oct 1970

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1970/4183-F

Description: Right Reverend Manu Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, at the Gear Meat Company, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, with Maori butchers. Photographs taken 1 October 1970 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

By: de Hamel, Michael Alexander, 1949-

Reference: PA12-10961

Description: Workers processing meat at the Hawke's Bay Farmers' Meat Company's freezing works. Quantity: 10 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

By: de Hamel, Michael Alexander, 1949-

Reference: PA12-10962

Description: Workers processing meat at the Hawke's Bay Farmers' Meat Company's freezing works. Quantity: 6 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 2011

Reference: Eph-B-LABOUR-2011-01

Description: Single sheet with instructions as to how protesters should behave and what they should do before, during and after the protest. Before the protest they are encouraged to download leaflets and placards, bring donation buckets and megaphones, whistles, portable sound system, hi-vis vests During the protest they should talk to supporters and the public, toot, chant, hand out leaflets, get donations, contact local media, etc After the protestthey should debrief, upload photos and videos, write a report, and send donations to the "Disputes fund". The verso suggests words for the placards and for the chants. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on flier 297 x 210 mm.

Date: [ca 30 December 1970]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1970/5706-F

Description: Workers in the lamb cutting room of the Gear Meat Company Ltd, Petone, taken ca 30 December 1970 by an Evening Post staff photographer. From left to right: David Noda, Steven Ehrlich, Val Phelan, and Patricia Graham. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: [1970]

From: Jackson, George, 1908-2000 : Papers

Reference: 90-234-10/04

Description: Also includes: Case for New Zealand control of Union Steam Ship Company; Submissions on behalf of unions, parties to the New Zealand Meat Processors Award (1970) for an interim wage increase NZPTA - Submission. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca. 1980]

From: Orr, Elizabeth Welch, 1929- : Research and literary papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8584-03

Description: Handwritten notes taken at the `Ocean Beach' employment case on women working in freezing works. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1950s-2001]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Labour-Meatworkers

Description: Photographs relating to meatworkers and industrial disputes. The images are dated circa 1950s-2000, and were compiled for internal use by the library of the Evening Post newspaper

Date: ca 1915

From: Gear Meat Company Ltd :Photographs of Gear Meat Co

Reference: PAColl-7088

Description: Panoramic group photographs of the staff of the Gear Meat Company. Photographed by an unknown photographer about 1925 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).