NEW COKE ELEVATOR AT CHRISTCHURCH GAS WORKS.—The Christchurch Gas Company’s coke elevator, 288ft long, was completed on Saturday with the installation of the last span of 45ft. Capable of carrying 70 tons of coke an hour, the elevator is essential to the operation of the new water gas plant, which will minimise the company’s dependence on coal supplies and ensure the maintenance of gas in an emergency. LEFT: Looking down the elevator while the final section was being fitted into position. RIGHT: A ground view of the last span, 60ft high at the start of the elevator.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27072, 22 June 1953, Page 10
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97NEW COKE ELEVATOR AT CHRISTCHURCH GAS WORKS.—The Christchurch Gas Company’s coke elevator, 288ft long, was completed on Saturday with the installation of the last span of 45ft. Capable of carrying 70 tons of coke an hour, the elevator is essential to the operation of the new water gas plant, which will minimise the company’s dependence on coal supplies and ensure the maintenance of gas in an emergency. LEFT: Looking down the elevator while the final section was being fitted into position. RIGHT: A ground view of the last span, 60ft high at the start of the elevator. Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27072, 22 June 1953, Page 10
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