 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1950 -
Description: Colour photograph of women sorting peas at the Smithton Cannery at Smithton, Tasmania. By the 1983/84 season the Smithton, Tasmania factory employed 310 people at the peak of the season. The peelings and waste from the factory in Smithton was sold to the Duck River Factory Co for use in its piggeries. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Peas on the conveyor belts in the Smithton Cannery factory at Smithton, Tasmania in the 1950's Subjects: canneries; factory workers; peas People/Orgs: Smithton Cannery Places: Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00170 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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