The S.S. Elderslie was the first steamer built specially for the frozen meat trade. The ship was built in 1884 and carried the first shipment of frozen meat from the Eveline Freezing Works at Oamaru, that year. Photograph courtesy Dominion Museum, Wellington.
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Press, 15 February 1982, Page 50
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42The S.S. Elderslie was the first steamer built specially for the frozen meat trade. The ship was built in 1884 and carried the first shipment of frozen meat from the Eveline Freezing Works at Oamaru, that year. Photograph courtesy Dominion Museum, Wellington. Press, 15 February 1982, Page 50
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