Firefighters take on the North Otago Farmers Co-operative fire. When she arrived back to her salon, Salon DeLuxe, the building, where Countdown supermarket is today, was completely ablaze. Firefighters take on the North Otago Farmers Co-operative fire. North Otago Farmers was a major company in the town at that time. Farmers Co-operative★ The North Otago Farmers Co­operative was formed and started trading in Tyne St in 1901.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2019 01:52 UTC