HOMER TUNNEL
PROTECTION FOR WORKERS
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
INVERCARGILL, June 14. The first heavy fall [of snow this winter has* fallen in Upper Hollyford Valley, and full precautions have been taken by the Public Works Department at Homer Tunnel to protect men from the danger of avalanches. Only one shift, a daylight one, will be worked during the res^t of the winter, and a special covered way has been erected from the; workshops to the portal of tlie tunnel.', f Till this week three shifts have been worked, but night shifts have now been suspended, and a look-out man has been posted to keep !a continuous watch for avalanches. Good progress has been made with the work in the tunnel though the speed is now reduced codsiderably. it is hoped to complete the major part of the piercing of the saddle by February.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 139, 15 June 1939, Page 14
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