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Lorneville freezing works

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Lorneville freezing works

The Lorneville plant, north of Invercargill, was built by the farmer-owned Alliance company in 1960. It is one of the largest freezing works in New Zealand.

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David Grant, Southland places – Around Invercargill, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20162/lorneville-freezing-works (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.