 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1952 -
Description: Smithton Cannery, once the Dewpoint Dehydration Factory, shortly after it reopened in 1952. A lady is wheeling a push bike out the front and another figure is in the doorway with a car parked under the balcony. The Federal Government vegetable dehydration factory opened in Smithton, Tasmania in 1943 to process a range of crops like carrots and parsnips. After a temporary closure after WWII WD Peacock bought the factory for canning vegetables. Iniatially it handled peas and root crops. It is still in operation today although there has been several owners and it now handles frozen vegetables and other products. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: The Dewpoint Dehydration Factory at Smithton, Tasmania, after it re-opened as the Smithton cannery in 1952 Subjects: canneries; factories; buildings, structures & establishments People/Orgs: Peacock, W D; Smithton Cannery; Dewpoint Dehydration Factory Places: Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00167 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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