TIMBER MILL FIRE
(By Telegraph—Press Association.! ROTORUA, This Day. Fire last evening destroyed the central portion of a large timber mill at Mamaku, operated by G. A. Gamman and Company. The mill had closed down in the afternoon for the holidays and was unoccupied when the outbreak was discovered. Chiefly as
the result of strenuous effort by volunteer fire-fighters, the fire was restricted to one section of the building
It 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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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 150, 22 December 1938, Page 11
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103TIMBER MILL FIRE Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 150, 22 December 1938, Page 11
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