SLIP IN MANAWATU GORGE
HUGE QUANTITY OF MATERIAL OVER A CHAIN OF ROAD BLOCKED (Per United Press Association! PALMERSTON N.. July 19. It is estimated that about 8000 cubic yards of material will require to be shifted in the removal of a slip, which now blocks the Manawatu Gorge, half a mile from the Woodville end. The first section of material fell late yesterday, and shattered rock and spoil extend over a chain along the highway. The outcrop of loose material must be removed before the Diesel mechanical shovel from the railway deviation at Milson begins operations to-day, . . It is expected that a track for cars will be available soon afterwards.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23556, 20 July 1938, Page 12
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