HUGE EXPLOSION
15,000 TONS OF ROCK BROKEN. CAMBRIDGE, March !). Over 15,000 tons of rock were disAlged at Gintcr Brothers’ quarry at daungatautari, when a.charge of two ons of explosive was fired. As a result of quarrying during the past year, a wall of rock, 120 ft. high, lad been explosed. This was fired in lever.a] places and the sight provided i spectacular sight, the solid mass jeing thrown forward toward the iver’s edge with tremendous force. For the past month workmen had een employed in tunnelling the rock, 'be main tunnel entered about 60ft. nd with branch sectors, the excavaions totalled about 120 ft. Detailed calculations were necessary i ensure that the metal was blown it in sufficient quantities, while prerutions had to be taken that none of e metal was lost in the river.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1938, Page 3
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