Case Making 1916

Herbert Wilson (left) and others making stonefruit boxes at Frimley Orchard, about 1916

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‘Making cases by hand: Herbert Wilson (left) with two helpers (unknown) making stonefruit boxes at Frimley Orchard, circa 1916. He was a freezing worker at Tomoana, and topped up his income with work at Frimley and Horton’s nurseries after hours. Herbert went on to buy 60 acres from the Ormond Estate in 1919 in what is now Wilson Rd. HBFA Collection.’ – from “100 Harvests – a history of fruitgrowing in Hawke’s Bay” by Rose Mannering, 1999, page 54

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Frimley Orchard

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About 1916

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  • Herbert Wilson

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