Freezing works were often built near ports and connected by rail. The Railways Department built special refrigerated carriages to keep the carcasses frozen – as seen in this photograph probably from the 1920s.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Sydney Charles Smith Collection (PA-Group-00242)
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Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith
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