Two spans of the new traffic bridge over the Tuki Tuki River on the Waimarama-Hastings road were swept away by the flooded river on Tuesday morning. The contractor who built the bridge estimates the damage at £3OOO. Taken from the old bridge in driving rain, this photograph shows the wrecked section.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23021, 11 August 1949, Page 8
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51Two spans of the new traffic bridge over the Tuki Tuki River on the Waimarama-Hastings road were swept away by the flooded river on Tuesday morning. The contractor who built the bridge estimates the damage at £3000. Taken from the old bridge in driving rain, this photograph shows the wrecked section. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23021, 11 August 1949, Page 8
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