DUNEDIN POWER FAILURE.
interference by cat. When Dunedin was suddenly deprived of the electric light at a few minutes before seven o'clock on Wednesday evening there was no need for tests as to the cause. It \va3 a common cat that paid the penalty for its inquisitiveness. I'uss had climbed to some of the outdoor gear at the Halfway Bush converter station and in feeling about started an arc, thus causing a short circuit and plunging into darkness all the area on the town side of the station. The electrical engineer's staff effected a restoration in about seven minutes. lha machines that were stopped by th©;- short* circuiting had to be started again. Simi!or happening. 1 ;, though in'Dunedin, ore recorded as a result of by rati.- ' k
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 12 August 1929, Page 9
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127DUNEDIN POWER FAILURE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 12 August 1929, Page 9
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