HARDWOOD FOR N.Z.—Some of the many thousands of hardwood sleepers at Grafton, New South Wales, which have been waiting for many months for shipment to New. Zealand. The stacks shown have already survived two floods of the Clarence river. Shoaling of the river and lack of suitable small vessels are said to be the cause of the delay.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25282, 6 September 1947, Page 10
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58HARDWOOD FOR N.Z.—Some of the many thousands of hardwood sleepers at Grafton, New South Wales, which have been waiting for many months for shipment to New. Zealand. The stacks shown have already survived two floods of the Clarence river. Shoaling of the river and lack of suitable small vessels are said to be the cause of the delay. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25282, 6 September 1947, Page 10
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