In New Zealand, the Roslyn Mills clothing factory would produce 25,000 pieces of military uniform per week for the Finnish Defence Forces in the period from mid-November 1939 to the end of January 1940 when the last of the Finnish cargo ships and troop transports departed. Here, Roslyn Mills sewers at work. The piles in the background give an idea of the pace at which these skilled workers could put together uniform items. Note that Roslyn Mills was one of only half a dozen large manufacturers in New Zealand who for some ten weeks dedicated their production facilities to the Finnish orders – and their were many such factories in Australia also.
In New Zealand, the Roslyn Mills clothing factory would produce 25,000 pieces of military uniform per week for the Finnish Defence Forces in the period from mid-November 1939 to the end of January 1940 when the last of the Finnish cargo ships and troop transports departed. Here, Roslyn Mills sewers at work. The piles in the background give an idea of the pace at which these skilled workers could put together uniform items. Note that Roslyn Mills was one of only half a dozen large manufacturers in New Zealand who for some ten weeks dedicated their production facilities to the Finnish orders – and their were many such factories in Australia also.