The burnt out remains of the Ohai shearing quarters on the corner of Hastings Street and Bluebottle Road in Ohai. Daryn Murray, the owner of the destroyed Ohai shearing quarters, says he is gutted. Supplied An aerial shot of the shearers quarters in Ohai before the building was burned down in a suspicious fire earlier on March 23. READ MORE:* Massive Ohai building fire 'suspicious'* Large building goes up in smoke in Ohai, Southland* Former Ohai golf clubhouse destroyed by fireThe building was built in 1949 to serve as a miners headquarters and it was used for that purpose through to 1967 when it closed, Murray said. John Hawkins/Stuff The burnt out remains of the Ohai shearing quarters on the corner of Hastings Street and Bluebottle Road in Ohai.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2019 04:41 UTC