A big landslide occurred in Taita Gorge, when hundreds of tons of debris came away and completely blocked the roadway. The slip will take some days to make it safe for traffic. When the loose rock is removed some hundreds of tons of earth and rock at the top of the present slip will have to be blasted down. —S. C. Smith, photo.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12458, 28 May 1926, Page 7
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63A big landslide occurred in Taita Gorge, when hundreds of tons of debris came away and completely blocked the roadway. The slip will take some days to make it safe for traffic. When the loose rock is removed some hundreds of tons of earth and rock at the top of the present slip will have to be blasted down. —S. C. Smith, photo. New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12458, 28 May 1926, Page 7
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