Mainfreight (Firm)

Date: 21 Feb 1998

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

By: Burford, Melanie Jayne, 1970-

Reference: EP/1998/0556-F

Description: Hutt Valley High School dragon boaters competing at the International Dragon Boat Festival on 21 February, 1998, on Lambton Harbour, Wellington, photographed by Melanie Burford. Shows them during the mixed B division final, racing against Onslow College (second), and Heretaunga College (in background). 'Mainfreight' is advertised on the side of the boat. Heretaunga College won the mixed final. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strips with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 1973-[ca1987]

By: Mainfreight (Firm)

Reference: PA-Group-00801

Description: Photographs collected by Mainfreight Ltd relating to transportation and crane companies, chiefly in the 1970s-1980s. One photogaph taken in circa 1930s. Chiefly : items relating to the forerunners of Mainfrieght Ltd : Burnett's (Bob Burnett) of Ashburton; Brambles Burnett; and Owens Group items relating to transporting frozen lamb from from Alliance freezing works in Makarewa, Southland on an OCL (Ocean Containers Ltd) container for shipping. and further items including Carlton Cranes and a Pickfords crane lifting of the trimaran 'Steinlager I' Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 92 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s). 40 colour original transparency/ies. 13 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 colour original negative(s) with 24 images. Provenance: Donated by Mainfrieght Ltd, Auckland, 2011