Twisting yarn

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Dyeing

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A horse and cart being used by a number of men who are clearing a sandhill for the Woolpack and Textiles factory site 1933.

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Framework of Woolpack and Textiles factory building, 1933

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Preparing site for Woolpack and Textiles factory. In this photograph a number of men are pictured digging turf as they prpare the site. In the background is an unidentified house.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory. This photograph shows the framework of the main building with a private residence in Watson Street in the background.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory. This photograph shows a long narrow pad which will eventually become the floor area of the main building. In the background is the Manawatu River.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory 1933. This photograph shows the outside wall frames of the main building.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory 1933. The building in the centre of the photograph is finished but is unpainted.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory 1933. This photograph shows a large concrete pad which will eventually become the floor of the main building. The Manawatu River is in the background of this photograph.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory. This photograph shows a long narrow pad which will eventually be the floor of the main building, with a house in Watson Street in the background.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. This photograph shows the frame of the building. To the right of the photograph is a private dwelling.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory 1933. The building in the foreground is in the process of having its roof removed. In the centre of the photograph is the large concrete pad which will eventually become the floor of the main building. In the background is the house belonging to the Gilmore family.

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Construction of Woolpack and Textiles factory 1933. This photograph shows the first stages of framing being erected on the large concrete pad. In the background is the west side of the loop in the Manawatu River.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. This photograph taken from the railway shows the frame of the building.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles, Foxton. This photograph shows a number of sets of rails and mounds of turf.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. The factory was officially opened by Prime Minister Coates on 9 March 1934.

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See also – f2000.2028 A4 photocopy.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. A number of men stand facing the camera. A horse is pulling a sledge along a set of rails. In the background is the Manawatu River.

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First woolpack produced by Woolpack and Textiles being used as a shaving towel. Three men prepare a fourth man to be shaved.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. A sandhill with large marcocarpa trees on top in the centre of the photograph has been half demolished.

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Site preparation for Woolpack and Textiles factory. A number of men stand alongside sods of dirt in a hollow. The house in the background is possibly situated in Watson Street.

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Construction taking place at the Woolpack and Textiles factory, Foxton, 1933.

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