Wood's Mill, Christchurch - Addington, New Zealand 🌍

Christchurch - Addington (#nz2011)

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10823, 26 November 1900

JUBILEE EXHIBITION
GRAIN AND FLOUR EXHIBITS

WOOD BROTHERS AND CO.
The exhibit of Messrs Wood Bros., of flour, oatmeal, etc. is interesting, not only from the samples shown, but also because it has been made illustrative of the great progress which has baen made in the flour milling industry. The visitor is enabled to compare the old windmill, which one knew so well as a feature in the landscape in the early days, with the up-to-date mill of today, lit by electricity, and combining all the must modern improvements. There could scarcely be found a more pertinent illustration of the truth of the words, "The old order changeth."
The windmill, an excellent picture of which is seen in the bay, was erected by the founder of the firm, Mr W. Derisley Wood, on a site near that now occupied by the Crown Brewery Company. The plant was complete, and operations commenced, on August 25th. 1856. In 1860 the growth of the trade neccssitated a removal to larger premises, and the Riccarton Mill was built at Riccarton, known as Wood's Mill, aad the output was doubled. The mill was worked, as, indeed, all the mills of the pariod were, by the stone system. The roller process came along, however, and the firm decided to adopt it. Accordingly. Mr Henry Wood visited England, to make himself acquainted with the different systems in use. The result of this was the erection of the fine four-storey brick mill at Addington. where the operations of the firm are now carried on. The motive power in this is supplied by a 120-horse-power steam engine. The roller machinery is of the latest type, and about fifteen sacks of finished flour per hour can be produced when tbe mill is in full work. The bay has been very nicely arranged, and, as showing the change which has taken place, there is exhibited the stone used in the windmill, and the rollers and silks now used. Samples of wheat, flour, pollard, sharps, bran, semolina, and porridge and bread meal are exhibited.

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Associated people

• William Derisley Wood
• William Wood
• Henry Wood
• Peter Wood
• Derisley Wood
• Joseph Clarkson Maddison