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Cochranes of Canterbury, Leeston branch, c1954
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TitleCochranes of Canterbury, Leeston branch, c1954
DescriptionCochranes of Canterbury, Leeston branch, shortly after opening the first International Harvester prototype showroom in NZ, c1954.
The three men in front of the showroom are (left to right) Ron Skinner, who was an International Harvester employee from the Christchurch head office; W. H. (Herb) Cochrane; and International Harvester Executive Bob McMenamin (1914-2008), who was awarded the Bronze Star during WW2, during action as part of General Pattons 12th Armoured Division. His company car a Studebaker, is in the foreground.Datec1954SourceGareth Rowlands
DescriptionCochranes of Canterbury, Leeston branch, shortly after opening the first International Harvester prototype showroom in NZ, c1954. The three men in front of the showroom are (left to right) Ron Skinner, who was an International Harvester employee from the Christchurch head office; W. H. (Herb) Cochrane; and International Harvester Executive Bob McMenamin (1914-2008), who was awarded the Bronze Star during WW2, during action as part of General Pattons 12th Armoured Division. His company car a Studebaker, is in the foreground.
Datec1954SourceGareth RowlandsConnections
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Cochranes of Canterbury, Leeston branch, c1954 (c1954). Selwyn Stories, accessed 21/01/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6064
