TIMBER MILL FIRE
I’,LIDDING IN MAMAKI
(Par Pr hsr Association.) ROTORUA, hist, night. Fire last evening destroyed the central portion of a large timber mill in 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 tile 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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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19820, 23 December 1938, Page 8
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107TIMBER MILL FIRE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19820, 23 December 1938, Page 8
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