The historic old Weatheral flourmill at Ohoka is being taken down. Built in the 1880s, it was closed in 1978, along with a mill at Waikari. Together, they had a combined output of 5000 tonnes of flour a year. The Ohoka mill originally worked in conjunction with one of the area’s earliest mills, downstream at Wilsons Siding, which burnt down in 1922. The Ohoka mill was powered for years by a water turbine operated from the stream running beneath the property.
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81The historic old Weatheral flourmill at Ohoka is being taken down. Built in the 1880s, it was closed in 1978, along with a mill at Waikari. Together, they had a combined output of 5000 tonnes of flour a year. The Ohoka mill originally worked in conjunction with one of the area’s earliest mills, downstream at Wilsons Siding, which burnt down in 1922. The Ohoka mill was powered for years by a water turbine operated from the stream running beneath the property. Press, 7 June 1980, Page 2
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