Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Grove Bush Sawmill (Kilkelly Brothers, proprietors), Grove Bush, This mill was established in 1899. The building is a wooden structure and contains two portable steam engines, of fifteen horse-power in all, with two sawing and cross-cutting punching and plaining machines, and there is also a five horse-power hauling engine. The bush now being worked consists of 700 acres of freehold, and there is a tramway three miles in length. The output of the mill is about 60,000 feet of timber a month, and eight men are employed.