TIMBER MILL DAMAGED BY FIRE
VOLUNTEER FIGHTERS SAVE STACKS IN YARD
CPSXaS 4.SSOCIA.TIO* TILBOBAU.) ROTORUA, December 22. Fire last evening destroyed the central portion of a large timber mill at Mamaku, operated by the G. A. Gamman Company. The mill had closed down in the afternoon for the holidays, and was unoccupied when the outbreak was discovered.
Chiefly through the strenuous efforts of volunteer fire-fighters the outbreak was restricted to one section of the building, and did not reach the large stacks of timber in the yards. The main engine was put out of commission, but the planing machines were saved. The building and plant are covered by insurance.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22592, 23 December 1938, Page 15
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