WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE.
Whea the Boers destroyed the Tugela Bridge the British war authorities, mindful of the o&uatie criticism of the Home and colonial Proas in the matter of the Nile SjrWges, vfhioh ware at once $ir« t«» 4w«i*'
can maker*, gave the Home manufacturers | * chance. The tompany to whom the order i /I 6 Tugela Bridge wa ß given, thePatenb | shaft and Axlerree Company, of Wedneej bury, undertook to have tho bridae ready j for shipment in six weeks. The order was' placed on December 21, and with the patriooho oo opetatiou of the workmen the firm : had the parts all ready for inspection on Monday, January 15. The bridge, which is of Seemens-Martin steel, is 105 ft long, 16* ft wide, and weighs 750 tone. All the parts are 80 numbered thab they can be easily pub together by ordinary railway construction partiee. 'i he first portion will be shipped on {Saturday, January 21 jusfc one month after the receipt of the order. This, we think, is a record which will take a little beaticg, even by smart Brother Jonathan.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5060, 10 March 1900, Page 3
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184WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5060, 10 March 1900, Page 3
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