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The girls outside an air raid shelter, built out the back of the factory, dug into the bank, lined with railway sleepers for strength.

Masport, The War Years 1940s

The outbreak of war in 1939 led to major changes in the direction the Company followed once the United States were drawn into the conflict and New Zealand faced a very real threat of a land invasion. At first, there had been little change to the way the Company operated in that both the Cleveland Road and Mt Wellington premises ran concurrently. The war in Europe seemed a long way from home and neither side was making much headway. The New Zealand economy was based on agriculture and the majority of metal industry manufacturing was related to supplying farming or domestic needs. This meant that there were some dramatic changes to the way the metal industry carried out its business in the face of the dire military circumstances. see more

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April, 2024