The demise of the old Reefton Dairy Factory - Noel Farrell was drying sphagnum moss.

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DescriptionThe demise of the old Reefton Dairy Factory.
Noel Farrell was drying sphagnum moss.
That is his car in the photoDate of Photo1984Map^[1]ContributorArthur Bass

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Location (city or town)ReeftonPersonNoel FarrellLandmark (Place)Reefton Dairy Factory Organisation (eg business)Reefton Dairy Factory

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Date Created4th September 2023CommentsLeanne Watkins
Which bit of Buller road was this?

Sue Hampton
Leanne Watkins out opp the railway station.

Leanne Watkins
Sue Thank you

Kevin Oregan
Was a sad end for a truly historic building. Moss must have been dry.

Colin Wynn
Kevin Oregan from memory the moss was being fan dried. I guess the forced air really fanned the fire

Joe Kelly
'I leave you alone for one minute Noel, and I come back and this has happened.'

Dorothy Wills
When was this?

Arthur Bass
Dorothy Wills I can't recall the year. She was a good fire. I was at Buller Road/Chattockville intersection when the fire siren went and saw smoke. By the time I got there, the roof had caved in.

Dorothy Wills
Arthur Bass so it wasn’t recent then

Arthur Bass
Dorothy Wills when I was still in the Police so before 1993.

Brian Ramsay
I remember it well .It was a fierce fire

Gerry Paap
I think it was in 1985 could be a year or two out

Colin Taylor
Did the moss dry?

Ruth Naylor
5th November 1984 was the daye of the fire.

Tony Fortune
It burned down on 10 november 1984

Rachel Fleming
Tony Fortune i remember this

RochelleandCraig Clark
I remember this. Was a massive fire.

Ryan Bonner
I can remember this day like it was yesterday. The fire was so hot and bigRichard Butcher
I worked there in the 1950s with Tom Williams the manager, and Len Olsen the First assistant.

Jeff Moore
You could feel the heat when the roof caved in. I still have the photo. This one I gave too Zan Darrell. I ended up buying the land of North Canterbury Transport

Arthur Bass
Jeff Moore It's still hanging in Meatheads old pub. I took a photo of the photo. Thanks Jeff.

Linda Skelton
We were catering at the golf club and Peter noticed some smoke as he came past. Rang the brigade but was a fierce blaze. I suppose time was lost getting to a phone. Not like today.

Ruth Naylor
Tom Williams was the last Manager 1955 - 1970 when it closed Len Olson was 1st Assistant.

Barbara Nieper
Hi Arthur the Reefton Fire Brigage are celebrating 150 years next October and we are looking for photo's of fires in the last 50 years. Is it possible for us to get a copy of this photo please.

Sarah Caldwell
Dad was painting the roof and could see the smoke from home, behind the Korner Shoppe.

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The demise of the old Reefton Dairy Factory - Noel Farrell was drying sphagnum moss.

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