The burner

Local macrocarpa was used for drying racks and the huge, cone-shaped burner was 60 foot (18m) high on a 60 foot base. Refuse was fed by chain from the mill into the burner through an opening three-quarters of the way up. It operated all the time, helped by a forced draught. The fire had been shut down by 1976 because the smoke was considered a nuisance.

Sawdust was then sent to Pigeon Valley, while slabs and dockings were fed into the chipper.