Sunshine Products From The Sunshine Province

All over the province the harvesting of the fruits and other products that have brought Nelson New Zealand and overseas recognition as a producer of fine fruit, is proceeding apace. Hundreds of workers from all over the Dominion and from overseas are scattered throughout the fruitgrowing areas and will remain there until trees, vines and plants yield their last. For weeks now the roads through these areas have carried hundreds of truckloads of fruit into the coolstores, and although coastal vessels carried away large quantities of fruit to other New Zealand districts, it was not until the Perim arrived early in March that the first big shipment of fruit overseas was made. From now on there will be a steady flow of fruit over the wharves and into the holds of overseas ships.

A waterside worker takes time off to refresh with an apple while he watches fruit being loaded into the Perim.

Brendon Newton, Bill Feary and John Walton picking pears on McKie's orchard at Tasman.

Les and Mrs Mason picking I at McKie's orchard

Ron Mahar and George Weaver empty their bags into the mobile crates

The Bluffs company's packing sheds and McKie's shed at Tasman

Checking pears as they go on to the conveyor belt at the Bluffs are Mrs 1 C. I. Mead and Miss K. Chignell

Off the conveyor, into the bins and into the boxes

Commonwealth group - Kay Saunders (Britain), Mary Mead (Tasman) and Rodna Sellick and Loretta Sellick both of Western Australia.

A view down the conveyor belt

The quickness of the hand deceives the eye--an operator wrapping fruit

Machine-made boxes. No more hammer and nails for Bill Ward

Keith Grice (South Wales) and Ron Vallilley (San Francisco) wire up the cases. A stamped number, and they are ready for shipment.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 5 : April 1, 1961

Sunshine Products From The Sunshine Province