THREE DIESEL-DRIVEN TRUCKS of the type shown are being imported by the Mines Department for use in open-cast mines in the Buller district. Each weighs more than 24 tons, and has a capacity of 18 cubic yards. They are expected in New Zealand at the end of the month and will be the biggest trucks in use in the country.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1949, Page 5
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60THREE DIESEL-DRIVEN TRUCKS of the type shown are being imported by the Mines Department for use in open-cast mines in the Buller district. Each weighs more than 24 tons, and has a capacity of 18 cubic yards. They are expected in New Zealand at the end of the month and will be the biggest trucks in use in the country. Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1949, Page 5
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