Kinleith pulp and paper mill falls silent after 71 years, 150 jobs lost:
The final functional paper-making machine at the Tokoroa mill was turned off on Monday.
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Kinleith pulp and paper mill falls silent: The Kinleith pulp and paper mill in South Waikato was opened by Prime Minister Sidney Holland in 1954.
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