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Meredith Brothers & Company Ltd. - Toheroa canning factory at Tikinui, 1961

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  • Description

    Volume describing the toheroa soup manufacturing industry as carried out at the Meredith Brothers & Company Ltd. factory at Tikinui, near Dargaville, during the 1961 season. Includes detailed notes on the harvesting and processing of toheroa; examples of three different types of printed can labels (whole fish, soup and minced); and nine fully-captioned black and white photographs showing the factory and plant as it existed in 1961 (28 leaves).

    Includes a duplicate volume containing only the labels and photographs (6 leaves).

  • Other Id

    MS-1999-52 (Reference Number)

    1096 (Presto content ID)

    10434 (DBTextworks system ID)

    99/52 (Registration number)

  • Department

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Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Meredith Brothers & Company Ltd. - Toheroa canning factory at Tikinui, 1961
  • Primary Maker

     Meredith Brothers Ltd (Compiler)

  • Date
    1961
  • Physical Description

    1 x folder containing 2 x hardcover screw-post bound typescript volumes ; 350 mm x 224 mm

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Subject Notes
    "The death has occurred at his home at Glenmore of Mr. George Meredith, aged 69, who was one of the first men to engage in the North Auckland toheroa canning industry. Mr. Meredith came to the Northern Wairoa district 45 years ago, and was for some time manager of a store at Aratapu. He later joined with his brother in the toheroa canning industry on the West Coast, acquiring an interest in a factory already established at Mahuta Gap. More than 16 years ago the factory was removed to its present site at Tikinui. Mr. Meredith is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters." (Source: 'The New Zealand Herald', Vol. LXXV, No. 22,945, Tuesday, 25 January 1938, page 12)
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Ruth Ballard on 15 October 1998.
  • Last Update
    27 Jul 2023
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