People of Mataura

A DigitalNZ Story by DigitalNZ

In the Southland region, there's the town of Mataura. It is the home of many hard-working people who have worked at the Mataura Freezing Works and Mataura Paper Mill. A must see collection at the Mataura Museum.

Image: Photograph [Stan White and Geoff Ledden]

Photograph [Stan White and Geoff Ledden]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Tradesmen, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Tradesmen, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [W. Bristow and Mrs T. Kubala]

Photograph [W. Bristow and Mrs T. Kubala]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Nurse Karen Dickie, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Nurse Karen Dickie, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Joe Wilson, Carrier, Mataura]

Photograph [Joe Wilson, Carrier, Mataura]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Agnes and Elizabeth Taylor]

Photograph [Agnes and Elizabeth Taylor]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Arthur Brooke Quertier]

Photograph [Arthur Brooke Quertier]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Flood, Mataura Paper Mill, 1978]

Photograph [Flood, Mataura Paper Mill, 1978]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Miss Muriel Ross]

Photograph [Miss Muriel Ross]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Five Young Men, Two Boys and a Dog]

Photograph [Five Young Men, Two Boys and a Dog]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Book Launch Celebration]

Photograph [Mataura Book Launch Celebration]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Three Unknown Soldiers]

Photograph [Three Unknown Soldiers]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Three Men Panning for Gold]

Photograph [Three Men Panning for Gold]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [John Gutsell, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [John Gutsell, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph, 10 of 19, Mataura Dairy Factory Album [Cheese Making, cutting curd blocks]

Photograph, 10 of 19, Mataura Dairy Factory Album [Cheese Making, cutting curd blocks]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Chamber Hands, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Chamber Hands, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Jean Neilson]

Photograph [Jean Neilson]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Ray Shanks]

Photograph [Ray Shanks]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Joe Dunstan]

Photograph [Joe Dunstan]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [W.H. Russell and friends, Mataura]

Photograph [W.H. Russell and friends, Mataura]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph, framed [Petty Officer R.T. Maslin]

Photograph, framed [Petty Officer R.T. Maslin]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill employees]

Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill employees]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Dairy Factory employees]

Photograph [Mataura Dairy Factory employees]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [W.H. Russell, Airman]

Photograph [W.H. Russell, Airman]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Rifleman Oliver Gibson Scott]

Photograph [Rifleman Oliver Gibson Scott]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Basketball Club, 1977]

Photograph [Mataura Basketball Club, 1977]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Rugby Football]

Photograph [Mataura Rugby Football]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Cricket Team, 1st XI 1939-40]

Photograph [Mataura Cricket Team, 1st XI 1939-40]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Town Band, 1932]

Photograph [Mataura Town Band, 1932]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura Boxing Club, 1946]

Photograph [Mataura Boxing Club, 1946]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Traction Engine on farm]

Photograph [Traction Engine on farm]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mataura School class, 1920s]

Photograph [Mataura School class, 1920s]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph, framed [Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1961]

Photograph, framed [Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1961]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph, framed [Mataura Borough Council Mayor, Mr Mac Tulloch]

Photograph, framed [Mataura Borough Council Mayor, Mr Mac Tulloch]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph, framed [Mataura Borough Council Mayor, Ian Tulloch]

Photograph, framed [Mataura Borough Council Mayor, Ian Tulloch]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Photograph [Beef Boning Room, Mataura Freezing Works]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mavis Milne]

Photograph [Mavis Milne]

Mataura Museum

Image: Photograph [Mavis Milne]

Photograph [Mavis Milne]

Mataura Museum