Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1952 -
Description: Smithton Cannery in 1952. The workers are sorting peas on conveyor belts ready for processing. Initially the factory handled mainly peas and some root crops but eventually a freezing tunnell was installed to enter the newly developed frozen vegetable market. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Women sorting peas in the Smithton Cannery at Smithton, Tasmania in 1952 Subjects: factory workers; peas; canneries People/Orgs: Smithton Cannery Places: Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00169 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |