PUTARURU TEN YEARS AGO

Putaruru Press, Volume XII, Issue 563, 15 March 1934, Page 5

PUTARURU TEN YEARS AGO

GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Subway at Crossing The following are extracts from the Putaruru Press of Thursday, February 28, 1924: Main Street Crossing “ The advice from the Minister of Railways, Hon. J. G. Coates, that a further six feet is to be cut off the knoll to the north to improve the view of the railway against the main street crossing, Putaruru, is very welcome as far as it goes,” says an editorial, “ for with the increasing importance of Putaruru as a centre the traffic here is becoming very great. With scores of motor vehicles and horse vehicles passing over the crossing every day, and the number ever increasing, to say nothing of the pedestrian traffic, including children going to and from the Putaruru school nearby, the crossing calls for particular safeguards. An automatic electric alarm bell has been suggested already as a means towards this end, but with the likelihood of the danger becoming ever greater and greater it should not be perhaps too presumptuous to suggest a subway, which would eliminate the trouble altogether.”. Is 6d a Pound|

The Tauranga Dairy Association will make up all advances to suppliers for the period June 1 to January 31 to Is 6d per pound butterfat,” said a clipping from an exchange, a little too casually for modern days. The Atiamuri Road “ Since the opening of the new road over the Mangaiti ridge a number of parties from Tokoroa have made the run across to Atiamuri. All are unanimous in describing the new road as a great improvement on the old. A light car can now do the run from Tokoroa to Atiamuri in a few minutes over the hour, whereas previously one was lucky to get over in an hour and threequarters.” “ Listening-in ”

“On his wireless telephone plant at Putaruru Master Ray Wheeler has successfully heard other New Zealand stations, such as Auckland and Gisborne. So far the plant is equipped with a single pair of telephones, which permits of only one person at a time listening-in, but a loud speaker is being obtained to make it audible to all present at once. The district also has another wireless enthusiast is Master Cecil Bathe, of Puketurua, who is erecting a plant at his father’s farm.”