DRURY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 433, 10 December 1918, Page 3

DRURY.

i;Y'B NEW STATION. SED YESTEBDAY. r central station at Drury, the old Drury and Buncina, was opened for public n yesterday, and the band>n buildings, together with y and wide platform, afford that the Kailway Departlooking ahead, has fall in the growth of the disiny months of laborious been entailed in carrying Mrticular portion of the iment operations, and the are of the clay soil that lealt with, rendered all the :ult for handling by the is of last winter, made tho ronder whether the exhe undertaking was warffow, howevrr, that the een practically completed, appearance of the station oipment meets with most comment, tform, which is an "iserure, with rails on either • yards long, with subways md, that at the northern ing access to a new road tern side of the line, cony the Franklin County d leading to Diury Tillage public hall. The subway them end gives access to on the eastern side runjh from the Great South inciman to Drury, a footig also been constructed the road for Bunciman The station goods yard f from this road, but gates d afford connection from with the road, and, in Iternative route for the te station is thereby pro b new public road, besides t to Drury, will be the ittle being taken to and ition and Bunciman saledso for all traffic to the a and Bombay districts, transport of heavy lug- , etc., to and from the e eastern side a woodm a been constructed across the southern end of the >n buildings consist of a i maio office, general dch the ticket window is lies' waiting room, parcel 9rooms, etc, everything complete and up-to-date, shed, situated on the of the station, is 100 ft. and the cattle-yards are concrete slabs, which is a for any station in New Phe road running through yard slopes towards a ter table, and in this way ) an adjacent creek is rhich should ensure the ing kept in good order flooding, tobson continues at his ion-master, and with his with the co operation of staff that he now coneople of Drury and the districts may be certain mvenience will in every ied to the fullest possible ; yet been found possible/ . site for a cen'ral post be station, so postal bu# meantime, is being con miporary premises, bjfh d Bunciman. ——_——- q