LAKE WATERS LAPPING
(By WHIM WHAM)' ... a new and modern workers’ camp will be built on a lakeside site about a quarter of a mile from the spillway. . . . The dormitories will have rooms for two men and the kitchens, dining room, and social rooms will be on a scale giving every comfort. ’•The camp we protect will be ideally situated away from the job and dust, and with a beautiful view over the lake to the mountains," said Mr Williamson.—News item. Ideally situated Away from the Job and Dust, With a beautiful View across the Lake To the Mountains will (we trust) Be the Camp for the Hydro Contract, The Best that Money can build; And there’s Forty Thousand Cubic yards Of Concrete to be filled. Of up-to-date Construction. Convenient in every Way. Vacant Possession immediately— Apply without Delay. Easy Distance from Spillway, Superior Home in a nice. Quiet and exclusive Neighbourhood. Owner must Sacrifice. Available for Inspection: Come and admire the View. Reasonable Offers considered now. Pukaki is calling You! Perfect Spot for Retirement, And there’s always plenty of light And healthy Exercise to be had Out on the Spillway Site!
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25709, 22 January 1949, Page 6
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