The workers at the Belfast Freezing Works, in Christchurch, were paid according to the number of sheep they killed and skinned per day. Later, a chain system was introduced where each person performed a specific task as the carcass travelled along a moving chain – this was much faster and more hygienic.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Steffano Webb Collection (PAColl-3061)
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Photograph by Steffano Francis Webb
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