Auckland’s Air Raid Tunnel Shelter
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Tunnellers early this afternoon fired a shot which finally pierced the tunnel. 2000 feet long under Albert Park, extending . from Victoria Street to Constitution Hill. The mayor ,Mr Allum) and the city engineer (Mr Tyler) shook hands through the final opening. The tunnel and side tunnels will provide air raid accommodation for 20,000 people in the heart of the city.
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Northern Advocate, 13 August 1942, Page 4
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