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A siding for the Oroua
Freezing works was put in during its construction in 1915. West Coast Meat & Produce Co Ltd had the works formally opened by Prime Minister, Bill Massey, on 17 April 1916. Later that year the company changed its name to Feilding Farmers’ Freezing Company Ltd. They sold the
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in 1931, who had a small shunting locomotive at
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1130:Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1878
1120:Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui
805:"Opening of the Aorangi Bridge FEILDING STAR"
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960:"FEILDING FREEZING WORKS. MANAWATU STANDARD"
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554:"Local and General News FEILDING STAR"
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882:"OROUA FREEZING WORKS. FEILDING STAR"
779:"Our Feilding Letter. MANAWATU TIMES"
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