CHEESE FACTORY DESTROYED
FIRES AT O'MATA. A HOUSE ALSO BURNT. [by telegraph—press association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23. Early this morning the Royal Oak cheese factory at Omata was completely destroyed by fire, apparently onginating with the electric motor which, was driving the fan in the cooling room. The building was insured for £2OOO, and the machinery for £ISOO. The Control Board had a policy over 170 crates of cheese, which were also lost. An hour or two later an eight-room-ed house close by was also destroyed. It was occupied by Air Evan Haine and was owned by Mr Donald Huse. The insurances were £IOOO on the building and £2OO on the furniture. It was a total loss.
There was no connection between this and the fire at the factory.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 February 1928, Page 9
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