POWER-STATION BLOWS UP.
RAND TOWN DISASTER. MINES LOSE £30,000 DAILY. A GREAT SHAFT BREAKS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 2 p.m.) CAPETOWN, this day. It is ascertained that the powerstation disaster at Yereeniging, was due to the breaking of the shaft of the large turbine-driven generator. The frame of the machine burst, and the broken parts were scattered in all directions. Some were found in the town of Yereeniging, more than a-quarter of a mile away. An astonishing feature is that no one was injured The mine tonnage is affected by the stoppage of over 20,000 daily, representing a loss of £30,000 daily. Resumption of work, is expected by the end of the week.—(A. and N.Z.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 292, 10 December 1925, Page 7
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