The bad old days: stowing frozen carcasses in one of the Port Caroline’s refrigerated holds. Even in such a gleaming new ship, it was cold, hard work and could be dangerous as well.
The Port Caroline was constructed in 1968; this image is from 1971.
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RELATED TO STOWING FROZEN CARCASSES ON THE PORT CAROLINE
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21 January 1859
Ice comes to Nelson
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28 March 1983
Signing of CER agreement strengthens trans-Tasman trade ties
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10 July 1967
NZ adopts decimal currency
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30 July 1979
Carless days introduced
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1 October 1986
Goods and Service Tax Act comes into force
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15 February 1882
First shipment of frozen meat leaves NZ
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1 April 1987
State-owned enterprises are born
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Bill Sutch
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