Story: Workshop industries

Glass factory, Auckland, 1945

This 1945 film shows the production of preserving jars at an Auckland glass factory.

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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Weekly Review 176. National Film Unit, 1945

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How to cite this page

Ian Hunter, Workshop industries – From coachbuilding to panel beating, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/26033/glass-factory-auckland-1945 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ian Hunter, published 18 May 2015.