ALL-WEATHR LOADING—The first of the Southland Harbour Board’s five all-weather meat loaders was given its working trials on Tuesday. The photograph above shows the seaward side of the £80,000 loader, with the protected gantry discharging trial loads on to a barge. When actual loading begins next week, the chain will be protected by a tent-like nylon shroud which will cover the ship’s hold. The other photograph shows the loading point in the transfer shed, with sawdust-filled sacks acting as carcases for the trials. Facing the camera is Mr R. J. Williamson, an engineer of William Cable, Ltd., the firm which is building the loaders, who was largely responsible for the design of the project Acting the role of a watersider pushing on the carcases is Mr F. Tuck, the project engineer for the contractors. The photograph also shows the plasticised nylon pockets which, on an endless chain, will carry the carcases up from and across the shed and down into a ship’s hold.

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30038, 24 January 1963, Page 15

ALL-WEATHR LOADING—The first of the Southland Harbour Board’s five all-weather meat loaders was given its working trials on Tuesday. The photograph above shows the seaward side of the £80,000 loader, with the protected gantry discharging trial loads on to a barge. When actual loading begins next week, the chain will be protected by a tent-like nylon shroud which will cover the ship’s hold. The other photograph shows the loading point in the transfer shed, with sawdust-filled sacks acting as carcases for the trials. Facing the camera is Mr R. J. Williamson, an engineer of William Cable, Ltd., the firm which is building the loaders, who was largely responsible for the design of the project Acting the role of a watersider pushing on the carcases is Mr F. Tuck, the project engineer for the contractors. The photograph also shows the plasticised nylon pockets which, on an endless chain, will carry the carcases up from and across the shed and down into a ship’s hold.