BARGE BREAKS THROUGH TRESTLES
DAMAGE TO RAILWAY WORKS Press Association OAMARU. To-day. A sudden rise in the Waitaki River at the site of the hydro-electric works submerged two barges above the trestles to carry the railway across the river. The barges subsequently broke through the trestles, one-sixth of which was carried away. Repairs, which will occupy about a fortnight, will not delay work appreciably* - _ , „
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 560, 12 January 1929, Page 11
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64BARGE BREAKS THROUGH TRESTLES Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 560, 12 January 1929, Page 11
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