ACULAR BLAZE. Fire which broke out in the Mount Eden mill of the Kauri Timber Company; in tITe early hours of Ihis morning caused damage estimated at £6000. The entire plant, including valuable machinery, was destroyed, also 40,000 leet of timber. Five fire engines and fifty fighters saved valuable property in the vicinity. Above: The fire at its height at 3.30 a.m. Below: The scene of desolation this morning .when the ruins of the mill were still smouldering.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 301, 21 December 1939, Page 5
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78ACULAR BLAZE. Fire which broke out in the Mount Eden mill of the Kauri Timber Company; in tITe early hours of Ihis morning caused damage estimated at £6000. The entire plant, including valuable machinery, was destroyed, also 40,000 leet of timber. Five fire engines and fifty fighters saved valuable property in the vicinity. Above: The fire at its height at 3.30 a.m. Below: The scene of desolation this morning .when the ruins of the mill were still smouldering. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 301, 21 December 1939, Page 5
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