FIRST STAGES IN THE ERECTION OF THE MOHAKA VlADUCT.—Against a background of rugged grandeur, the first steel piers of the viaduct rise from foundations of reinforced concrete, sunk deep in the walls of the gorge, while a steel cable spans the great valley to furnish transportation for men and material. The last spike in the viaduct, which is the highest in the Southern Hemisphere and is an important link in the Gisborne-Wairoa-Napier railway, was driven to-day.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19364, 30 June 1937, Page 14
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76FIRST STAGES IN THE ERECTION OF THE MOHAKA VIADUCT.—Against a background of rugged grandeur, the first steel piers of the viaduct rise from foundations of reinforced concrete, sunk deep in the walls of the gorge, while a steel cable spans the great valley to furnish transportation for men and material. The last spike in the viaduct, which is the highest in the Southern Hemisphere and is an important link in the Gisborne-Wairoa-Napier railway, was driven to-day. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19364, 30 June 1937, Page 14
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