Fletcher Holdings Ltd: Stevenson & Cook Engineering Ltd

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Description
"Stevenson & Cook Engineering Co Ltd of Dunedin were involved in a 50/50 partnership with Charles Ruvolt of Melbourne to build tin mining dredges. Stevenson & Cook dredge building was revived in the early 1930's for gold mining in Otago and on the West Coast. They later developed tin mining dredges for Malaysia and Philippines. The company built mine sweepers for use in World War II"
Post World War I the company's main business was ship repairs and maintenance and building minesweepers during World War II; This series lincludes photographs of dredge/s built by Stevenson & Cook', minesweepers and views inside the foundry and yards in Dunedin.
Date range
Circa 1930-Circa 1945
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Registration number
P9045

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