OPENING OF THE SHOTOVER BRIDGE.
' [By Eectric Telegraph.] ■ "'"" • ' i. _o- '■ ™ iitwl*.) (From ou own Correspondent,) ' Qufenstown, Tuesday, 'Si5 p.m. The Shotovei- B idge was opened to-day with much ceremony, aid the proceedings passed off remarkably well. ./The attendance! from all parts of the district was! very good. ' Speeches were nade by Mr Beotham, the Warden j : Mr B. Mayor of Queenstown ; Mr Aldrich, the contractor; and other gentlemen. Several teams, Men with produce, crossed over the bridge durhg the day. Ample refreshmens were provided for the occasion. The day was obsered as a close heliday. A man came in comact with one of the drays, and was run over, am leverely hurt. Shennan and party have arrived in Queenstown from the West Coast, and report Very favourably. | I
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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 28, 25 May 1870, Page 5
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128OPENING OF THE SHOTOVER BRIDGE. Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 28, 25 May 1870, Page 5
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