12/24/2016

Remaining dairies of Taranaki

Below is the culmination of a  personal journey for Hubby and me when he bought me the book 'And Then There was One' which is a history of the Taranaki dairy industry. 

In 1963, the hundred or so little dairy factories dotted around Taranaki were combined into one big company, and we ventured around the Taranaki countryside to locate the buildings/remains that were thriving at 1933, finding 77.

A few have become private homes, some are, or were, other businesses. Sadly, most are in disrepair. If I were to win the lottery, I would save them all :)

Thank you, Hubby, for the research, the names, and all the driving!


Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

7 comments:

The Furry Gnome said...

What a story of change!

Amy said...

oh I love driving around on road trips and finding things like that, the unused buildings are quite fascianting.

Hetty said...

Your Hubby have worked really hard to collect al these pictures. I enjoyed seeing them and especially the unusual names! Groetjes,
Hetty

diane b said...

That was mammoth project. Well done.

John's Island said...

Wow, an amazing compilation of photos! You really went the extra mile to photo all these locations. Nice work! Also, thank you for your recent kind comment on my blog. Happy New Year to you and yours!

Richard Lawry said...

Wishing you a Happy New Year from An Arkie's Musings. I have enjoyed reading your blog this past year.

Margaret Hamill said...

Thank you so much Betty and your(nameless) Hubby. This is our area and I knew a lot of these factories when they were operating. Such a dramatic change as technology took over- It was bad enough when tankers 1st came in and farmers no longer drove their milk to the factory and able to catch up on local news/gossip etc. I was part of the horse drawn waggons era too as tractors and surplus WW2 army trucks sold to farmers replaced horses. Ahh .Such is progress.