LANDMARK VANISHES.
SMOKE STACK DEMOLISHED. WAIKUMETE BRICK KILN. A landmark in the Waikumete district was removed, yesterday, when the tall smoke stack belonging to Messrs. Laurie Bros.' brick kiln, which lias been idle for the last four years, was demolished. The chimney was 112 ft high and its fall was spectacular, a large number of people being present. Mr. J. S. Laurie, who was present, was a member of the original brick company, and when the stack was constructed he placed the last brick in position. To ensure the collapse of the chimney a portion of the base was removed and the gap was blocked with wood. This "plug" was then saturated with oil and firdfl. The destruction took about 20 minutes to accomplish, and the chimney fell in the direction desired. Approxi- i mately 65,000 bricks were used in the chimney, and its estimated weight was 220 tons. It was 18ft square at the base, tapering, to six or seven feet at the top.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 224, 21 September 1932, Page 5
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