Westfield Freezing Works

The Westfield Freezing Works was a large meat processing facility in the Auckland suburb of Westfield, New Zealand. The site was established by Auckland's Hellaby family in 1908. Generations of families worked at Westfield, but economic reforms in the mid-1980s made the works uncompetitive and the site finally closed in 1989.[1]

Westfield Freezing Works
IndustryFreezing works
Founded1916
Defunct1989

History

During World War I a number of freezing works opened across the country to meet the demand for New Zealand produce. Prime Minister William Massey opened Westfield Freezing Works on 29 May 1916 with 2,000 people attending the opening.[2]

Notable former employees of the freezing works include:

  • Westfield Freezing Works
  • Westfield Freezing Works
  • Westfield Freezing Works
  • Filling and Linking Pork Sausages
  • Canning Department

References
  1. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Westfield freezing works". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "Otahuhu A&P Showgrounds - Discover - STQRY". discover.stqry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. "David Lange Memorial". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. "Phil Goff - the careful rebel". 2011-08-12. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

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