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Low water pressure frustrated firemen:

Poor water supply hampered firemen battling Levin's most spectacular blaze-the destruction of the towns Wall Paper Factory on January 2, 1964.

Contains:

Levin Wall Paper Factory
Mr Colin Sutton
N.Z. Wall Paper Manufacturers Factory
Mr L. V Trass
Earliest photo of Levin Fire Brigade-1902:

Two thirst-quenchers:

Levin once supported two thriving soft-drink factories, one of them "quenching the thirst of the Horowhenua" for nearly 70 years.

Contains:

Mr D.H. Tomlinson
Mr J.S. Tomlinson
O'Conners Cordials Ltd
RSA rooms
Maurice O'Conner
George Lester
Porter Motors
Motorco
Premier Laundry premises
Hokio Beach Road

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Multi-Page Document
Date
March 1981

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