Title

Unloading frozen meat from Australia, South West India Dock, Millwall, London, 1881. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Unloading frozen meat from Australia, South West India Dock, Millwall, London, 1881. Interior of the hold of the 'Catania', which sailed on 28 August from Sydney with nearly 120 tons of meat. The hold was fitted with Haslam's refrigeration machinery. The cargo was sent by McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co who shortly before had sent first historic consignment in the 'Strathleven'. Refrigeration offered Australia great opportunities to develop meat exports. Prior to this, the majority of carcasses were rendered down and exported as by-products such as tallow.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B64_397

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,9Mb (5,6Mb) / 13,2in x 8,8in / 3969 x 2636 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation London England food people male interior indoors working work job technology man men frozen hold Australia Australian industry worker country trade guy ship ships occupation wharf docks dock innovation quay meat location Victorian century profession inside unloading import export concept B&W MONOCHROME isle of dogs refrigeration docker shipping Industry 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Tower Hamlets workers Oxford Science Archive Catania dock worker Millwall TGN West India Docks West India Quay dockers wood engraving Unknown McIlwraith McEacharn & Co quai McIlwraith McEacharn & Co wood engraving