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'The manufacture of Milburn Portland Cement at the Company's Works, Burnside, Dunedin'

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Reference NumberP1994-006YouTube

Date1930sCreatorMilburn New Zealand Limited

'The manufacture of Milburn Portland Cement at the Company's Works, Burnside, Dunedin'

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Description16mm black and white film, no sound. Footage shows the works, buildings, employees and work processes. Chapters read, 'Burnside marl quarry where one of the raw materials is obtained', 'Marl is washed to form a slurry and pumped to storage silo', 'Limestone from Milburn and Dunback quarries being unloaded by tippler and conveyed to storage', 'Limestone and marl mixed in correct proportions and pulverized to a fine slurry', 'Slurry is pumped to holding and correcting silos and is agitated and mixed by compressed air', 'Slurry is fed to rotary kiln (200 feet long) and fused to a clinker', 'Lignite small coal obtained from the Mines of Otago and Southland, is passed through a rotary dryer, pulverized and blown into the furnace of the rotary kiln', 'The cement clinker is cooled, weighed and conveyed to storage'.

Digitised by Maurice Hayward.MediaFilmDuration16:10

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NamesMilburn New Zealand LimitedPlacesDunedinBurnsideSubjectsManufacturing industriesCementBusiness enterprises - Dunedin

CollectionŌtepoti / DunedinMilburn New Zealand Limited : Records

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