Tarakohe cement works
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Tarakohe cement works
Taken in 1948, this photograph shows the huge rotary kiln (the horizontal pipe leading to the chimney stack) used to bake the lime slurry as part of the cement-making process. Cement is a finely ground, grey mineral powder made of two main materials, lime and clay. When water is added it acts as a glue, and when mixed with sand and aggregate it forms concrete – the most widely used construction material in the world.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library , Tourist and Publicity Department Collection
Reference: 1/2-034181; F
Photograph by W. Walker
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
