ELECTRICITY FROM BENMORE.-Much research has been done for the Benmore hydro-electric scheme, and drillings have been made to find the best type of gravel aggregate in the area for concrete. This photograph shows a £15,000 drilling rig, operated by an Oamaru contractor, taking core samples from the alluvial silt below the tussock grass.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 16
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53ELECTRICITY FROM BENMORE.-Much research has been done for the Benmore hydro-electric scheme, and drillings have been made to find the best type of gravel aggregate in the area for concrete. This photograph shows a £15,000 drilling rig, operated by an Oamaru contractor, taking core samples from the alluvial silt below the tussock grass. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 16
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