 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Factory workers sorting vegetables on the conveyor belt at W. D. Peacocks processing plant. On November 10th 1943 the Dewpoint Dehydration factory at Smithton, Tasmania was opened by the Commonwealth to supply vegetables for the forces during World War II. The factory in Smithton provided 2000 tons cabbage, 2500 tons carrots, 200 tons potatoes and 600 tons of swede a year. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Women busy sorting vegetables at the Smithton Cannery at Smithton, Tasmania in the 1950s Subjects: canneries; factory workers; vegetables; dehydrators People/Orgs: Smithton Cannery; Peacock, W D; Dewpoint Dehydration Factory Places: Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00171 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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