NEW AVON RIVER ROWING COURSE IN THE MAKING.—Work in progress yesterday on the Kerr’s Reach cut for the centennial rowing course. The top picture shows the two tournapulls brought from Invercargill to speed up the excavation. The machines are like carry-alls, but have rubber tyres and are powered with medium-sized tractor engines. As a result they can load faster and can carry spoil away at speeds of up to 16 miles an hour. Under favourable conditions tournapulls can move 1000 yards of spoil in eight hours. The lower photograph shows the progress of the cut, which will eliminate a sharp double bend in the river’s course.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26199, 24 August 1950, Page 3
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106NEW AVON RIVER ROWING COURSE IN THE MAKING.—Work in progress yesterday on the Kerr’s Reach cut for the centennial rowing course. The top picture shows the two tournapulls brought from Invercargill to speed up the excavation. The machines are like carry-alls, but have rubber tyres and are powered with medium-sized tractor engines. As a result they can load faster and can carry spoil away at speeds of up to 16 miles an hour. Under favourable conditions tournapulls can move 1000 yards of spoil in eight hours. The lower photograph shows the progress of the cut, which will eliminate a sharp double bend in the river’s course. Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26199, 24 August 1950, Page 3
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