25 YEARS AGO
Bluff Reservoir Bursts (From “The Dominion,” Jan. 25, 1915.) When the Bluff Harbour Board’s reservoir burst on Friday it was full to the brim, as a result of more than three inches of rain falling during the previous ”4 hours More than 6,000,000 gallons swept through Western Bluff, doing thousands of pounds’ worth of damage. The port is now without water for either fire or shipping purposes. The reservoir is situated at an altitude of 300 feet at the back of the town.
Feikling’s municipal electric light was switched on on Friday night for the first time l»v the mayoress, Mrs. A. M. Ongley. The scheme has cost £ll.OOO. and supplies light for 20 miles of streets and also private lighting and power. Two Diesel engines, each of 100 horse-power, are installed at jjjo generating station,
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 100, 22 January 1940, Page 6
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13925 YEARS AGO Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 100, 22 January 1940, Page 6
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