THE LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER WORKS.—A recent photograph of the power-house looking down the pipe lines through which water from the lake is fed to the turbines. Beyond is the Rakaia River. The Lake Coleridge hydro-electric station is one of the oldest in the South Island power system. It was begun in 1911, and power was first supplied to Christchurch in 1914.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32425, 12 October 1970, Page 15
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62THE LAKE COLERIDGE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER WORKS.—A recent photograph of the power-house looking down the pipe lines through which water from the lake is fed to the turbines. Beyond is the Rakaia River. The Lake Coleridge hydro-electric station is one of the oldest in the South Island power system. It was begun in 1911, and power was first supplied to Christchurch in 1914. Press, Volume CX, Issue 32425, 12 October 1970, Page 15
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