Timeline: Edith HORKINGS: Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project

Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project

1882 - 1882 (0 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1882	15 Feb 1882: 1st Frozen Meat Export The first frozen meat shipment was exported from New Zealand on 15 February 1882 aboard the Dunedin. The ship had been fitted with a coal-powered Bell Coleman freezing plant, which cooled the entire hold to 22 degrees celsius below the outside temperature. About 5000 carcasses were on board the Dunedin when it sailed from Port Chalmers to London. The new technology ultimately enabled the owner-operated (family) farm to become the standard economic unit in rural New Zealand for the next century.