HOMER TUNNEL
Avalanche Causes Hold-up Dominion Special Service DUNEDIN, August 4. Work at the Homer tunnel has been at a standstill since July 24, because of an interruption of the power supply caused bv an avalanche which swept away a length of the power lines between Monkey Flat and the Homer, stated Mr A. F. Downer, of Downer and Company, Limited, engineers in charge of the tunnelling work at the Homer Saddle, in an interview,. The repair work is now well in hand and it is expected that within two or three days tunnelling will be recommenced with the one shift daily. During the interrupted period the standby plant has been sufficient to keep the tunnel pumped out. The snowfalls had been particularly heavy in the area, said Mr. Downer, but the precautionary measures taken by the Public Workfe Department had been thoroughly effective. There were about 20 men at the Homer camp, and the depot carried ample supplies of all requisites.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 264, 5 August 1939, Page 13
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162HOMER TUNNEL Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 264, 5 August 1939, Page 13
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