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