BEACHWEAR FACTORY ON WAIHEKE ISLAND
“The Press' Special Service
AUCKLAND. June 17. Industry has invaded quiet Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf. On Monday—in the downstairs portion of a private hotel near the beach at Onetangi—its first factory will begin the production of beachwear. Only 11 miles from Auckland, Waiheke now has a permanent population of nearly 2000. Its residents and
the Waiheke Road Board, which controls the whole island, are confident that local labour can maintain and firs? oF many dUStrV Which may be the fnr e \ seer ? vill make beaefiwear anc . clt - y distribution. If support is forthcoming the m . a - v increased to 100. 1 bas found a number of exisland Ctd Th P e' ?r fijT E 1^ eady on the fir ‘ emplovees will be nainly young residents, although with n??so n ns°v. il ‘/W eXpe , ctad that S r h e ( 'i4s : TJ,; u' 'I. ? Is ° seelt employment i The Waiheke Road Board will hold I a civic reception" on the island f"r representatives of the firm ° 1
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27688, 18 June 1955, Page 6
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