NEW RADIO STATION

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20956, 9 September 1933, Page 19

NEW RADIO STATION

GOOD PROGRESS WITH WOW Good progress is being made bf the two contractors for the »*# radio station at Gebbie's Pass Dor Station 3YA. The first tower la* reached a height of 211 feet • inches, but the work for the remainder of the distance up to .Hi feet will necessarily proceed! ware slowly because of the greater hritfßt to which the material bm to be hoisted. Work on the tower was suspended on Wednesday toeaitWß «t the high wind. Even on the gwwni it was blowing hard, audi the Jeree of the w T ind at the top of the tower, which now reaches. approatiiiwiilF as high as the spire of the OuripV church Cathedral, was imseh stronger. Some of the material Iter the second tower has arrived end is being sorted out m readiwsw. Towdirection of the aerial when creeled will be at right angles to tine worn coastline. Each of the radio towers will weigh 38 tons, this weight iaebMV i ing 5J tons of small bolts, is'WOg* ing two inches in length. The contractors for th© new station for the New Zealand Government are Amalgamated Wireless of Australia. The sub-conwad'ars are' Australian Iron and Steel Cfc'(Sydney), which is the Austrolsaa firm of Dorman, Long and Cou the builders of the Sydney Bferboar bridge. . The sub-contractors haw. in turn, let the contract for lbsfoundation for and erection of she towers to Mr TV. Ward, cf Sydney. who himself is the chief ererter. Mr Ward has had every coctrat* for the erection of radio towers let Australia, with only one eaceeptiosis. and his highest tower was el Bi9 feet. The contractors for the poweistation buildings have laid ttw heavy concrete foundations m>d floors. The boxing for the coccrete walls is in position and the walU are being filled in. The eaee*ra£i«& for the reservoir for the storage of water is nor/ nearing ttHsafte* tion. So far the work ;s wsli *head. due to the lons spell of fine weather and there is little doubt that tie station will be completed with as the contract time.