Fragile Shift
A 52ft by 21ft glasshouse with 1084 panes will be shifted intact by road for a distance of two miles by a Wellington contractor (Mr G. Wagstaff) next week. Mr Wagstaff claims that it is the first time that an attempt has been made in New Zealand to shift such a big glasshouse. The preparatory work is. in bis opinion, “the most tricky aspect of the job.” He is confident that the shift will “go without a hitch.”—(P.A )
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29524, 27 May 1961, Page 10
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