REPAIRS TO WAITOMO.
REPLACING TAIL SHAET. The Union Company's steamer Waitomo went into dock this morning to replace the tailshaft which broke when the vessel was en route from Newcastle to Bluff. It was originally intended to carry out the repairs at the wharf, the stern being lifted out of the water by discharging the after holds and ballast tanks, and leaving the for'ard ones full. Later, however, the engineers of the company decided that the work could be done more expeditiously in dry dock. The propeller and broken piece of tailshaft will be drawn out, and then the new shaft will be lowered into the tunnel and pushed through. The original propeller will then be fitted to the new shaft. How long this work will take is not vet known.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 200, 24 August 1928, Page 5
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131REPAIRS TO WAITOMO. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 200, 24 August 1928, Page 5
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