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Carpet loom

23 May 1962

R. Seale supervising a carpet on a loom at a Riccarton carpet ...

Correcting carpet faults

18 May 1962

W. Cotton corrects faults in carpet at a Riccarton carpet ...

Testing a television chassis

17 August 1961

M. Bryant testing television chassis on an oscilloscope before ...

Cement silos at Lyttelton

11 June 1991

The concrete (right) and steel cement silos (left) at Gladstone ...

Unloading a Russian trawler

26 February 1991

A Russian seaman unloads frozen squid at Lyttelton.

Retaining wall for cement silo

17 May 1990

The concrete retaining wall being treated by blast contractor ...

The Towers

8 February 1986

Exterior of the Towers motel at 7 Kilmarnock Street on the ...

Walnut farmer

4 July 1985

Rex Baker, Halswell walnut farmer.

Mike Reitsma of Fendalton Fish Supply

18 January 1985

Mike Reitsma with sea caught salmon at Fendalton Fish Supply at ...

Industries Fair at night

30 August 1984

View of the amusement rides at the Industries Fair at night at ...

Glentunnel brickworks staff

29 October 1983

Staff of the Glentunnel brickworks during their final week ...

Cement pouring and smoothing

6 September 1982

Two workers pouring cement from a mixing truck and smoothing the ...

Jumbo-Jumbo the elephant at the Industries Fair

10 September 1982

Handlers, Paul Terry (left) and George Welsh with children ...

Laughing clowns at the Industries Fair

24 September 1982

Tammy Tahuhu with a laughing clowns game at the Industries Fair ...

Anna Taylor and laughing clowns

5 September 1980

Anna Taylor, 5, with the laughing clowns game at the Industries ...

Cresta Craft

29 March 1980

A fibreclass horse float outside Cresta Craft, 99 Main South ...

Brick kiln remains

9 June 1980

The remains of a circular brick kiln.

Humes office in Hornby

26 May 1979

Humes precast concrete products division on Carmen Road in ...

Riding the Trabant

23 August 1979

Leonie Woods (left), Miriama Swan (centre) and Hayley Swan ride ...

Tunnel at Thomas Hills kiln

15 October 1977

The interior of the tunnel that runs around the outside of the ...

Dave Boyes and brick making kiln

22 May 1976

Dave Boyes with his brick making kiln at the family brickworks ...

Slippery dip slide at Industries Fair

30 August 1975

Michael Wood (left), Bert Jason (centre) and Wayne Koti on the ...

Trabant ride at the Industries Fair

22 August 1974

View of the Trabant, an amusement ride at the Industries Fair at ...

Therese Dickey at Industries Fair

24 August 1974

Therese Dickey with a selectin of dolls for sale at the ...

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