ONEHUNGA IRON WORKS.
PIG IRON FROM MUDDY • CREEK ORE. The blast furnace at the Onehunga Iron Works having been lighted a few dayß, the blasb was put slowly on at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Ab 8 p.m. on Thursday the blast furnace was tapped and 132 large pigs of iron run off—aboub 9 tpns. A number of persons were present, and the affair was a greab success, bhere being no hibch at all. Most of the iron bhab tbe furnace is charged . with ' had been supplied by Mr Lawry, who has the lease of Mrs Symonds' estate ab Muddy Creek, from which the if on Ore has been brought. The ore is said; to be very rich on Mrs Symonds' property at Muddy Creek, and Mr Lawry has secured the righb to the ore for tWO years. Mr Hughes and Mr Miller and obhers were presenb at the iron works when the pigs were run off* and all were satisfied wibh th* SUOCefisJ of, the underbaking, -:■' , n :...
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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 156, 4 July 1890, Page 3
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