Egmont Brewery was established in 1863 by James Paul, who, in partnership with W Henderson, erected the building in Egmont Street, New Plymouth. This partnership was dissolved in 1877 and Paul moved the plant to the Queen Street site. On 6 April 1927 the name was changed to Taranaki Brewery and Cordials Ltd.
Egmont Brewery (New Plymouth, N.Z.)
James Paul Brewery (New Plymouth, N.Z.)
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New Zealand Department of Labour album 1
Date: 1906-1907
From: New Zealand. Department of Labour :Photograph albums for the International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907
By: Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); New Zealand. Department of Labour
Reference: PA1-o-367
Description: Photographs taken for the N Z International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-7, by various photographers Interior and exterior photographs of various factories and businesses, showing employees at different activities. Other Titles - N.Z. Department of Labour Other Titles - Factories and workrooms, Wellington Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with tan leather cover, entitled `N.Z. Department of Labour. Factories and workrooms, Wellington. N.Z. International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-7'; 25.5 x 31.0 cm
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Concrete structures
Date: 1995-1996, date unknown
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-12252
Description: Transparencies of concrete construction in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name or brief description, and/or the location, of the concrete structure. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Buildings/structures and locations annotated on the slide mounts include cement works manager's house at Mahurangi [Warkworth], dairy at Maraekakaho, Firth's tower near Matamata, Public Trust Office in Napier, Devonport Flats in New Plymouth, former Egmont Brewery in New Plymouth, former dairy factory at Ngatea, hangar interior at Ohakea, cookshop at Okuku Pass Station, Aotea canoe memorial at Pātea, concrete tankstand at Bedford Road in Taranaki, Metze house at Pleasant Point, concrete house at 74 Te Nga Wai Road in Pleasant Point, hall and library at Portland, and 'Mercerdale' at Puerua. Title supplied by Library. Few slides have dates annotated Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a six-row, 43 slides per row, metal case. The case was not labelled; the order appears have begun as largely alphabetical by location, name of building/structure, or name of station/farm; however, arrangement becomes more disordered in the last two rows of the case. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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Industrial
Date: 1974, 1977, 1980-1982, 1986, 2004
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-11668
Description: Transparencies of industrial structures in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (type of structure and sometimes name of owner/company/building) and location. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Title transcribed from item. Some slides are not dated. Arrangement: The second of two boxes of slides labelled 'Industrial'. Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case, and slides of similar structures were grouped together. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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Contact prints of concrete buildings and structures
Date: 1965-1990s
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PAColl-10686-07
Description: Photographic prints of concrete buildings and structures in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey or Jocelyn Thornton 1965 to 1990s. Some prints are labelled on the reverse; some have been marked up as if for publication. There are often several images of the same building or structure from different perspectives. Includes photographs of commercial and residential buildings, bridges, retaining walls, dams, and structures such as mine cyanide tanks, water towers, and gun emplacements. Date range is taken from the few dates annotated on the back of prints or on negative enclosures. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Prints were together with negatives in labelled glassine bags, arranged in largely alphabetical order by name of farm or station, in a small wooden drawer. Bags were labelled with the farm or station name and type of building on the left-hand side of the bag and the location on the right-hand side. Quantity: 375 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Negatives separated from prints are at Library references 1/4-136601 to 1/4-136990 inclusive, and 35mm-114101. Transparencies separated from the prints are at PA12-4281.. Processing information: Negatives, prints, and transparencies were separated and rehoused for reasons of preservation and appropriate storage. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.
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James Paul Egmont Brewery, Queen Street, New Plymouth
Date: [ca 1906]
From: New Zealand. Department of Labour :Photograph albums for the International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907
Reference: PA1-o-367-48
Description: Exterior view of James Paul Egmont Brewery, Queen Street, New Plymouth, taken ca 1906 by an unidentified photographer for the Department of Labour's court at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906/07. Shows two horse drawn carts and a group of men posing in front of the building. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15 x 20.2 cm, mounted on album page