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These sheep are Suffolks, not the Halfbreds or Merinos reared on New Zealand stations at the time.
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First the sheep were mustered.
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Then they were slaughtered at a freezing works.
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The carcasses were wrapped in muslin to protect them.
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Refrigeration machinery for freezing the meat.
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Well-off passengers in the saloon of an ocean liner which is carrying sheep carcasses to London in its hold.
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The carcasses were kept in cool stores in London until they were transported to butcher shops.
These illustrations are from History of a New Zealand sheep from the station to the London market, a pamphlet published in London in 1893. Click on the numbers to view the animals' journey from the farm to London. Refrigerated shipping allowed the growth of large meat-processing companies from the late 1800s.
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