When repairs were being carried out to the damaged Norwegian oil-tanker. Ole Jacob, at the Hol*«on Street wharf this morning, a derrick, which had been stepped on the deck, and -vhich was being operated at the bows of the vessel, car° ried away, and in falling knocked a hole through the verandah of the wharf 6hed. Xobodr was injured, and the damage was not of an extensive nature. The derrick was hoisted clear with the ship's gear.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 200, 23 August 1940, Page 8
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77Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 200, 23 August 1940, Page 8
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