ELECTRIC LINES COLLAPSE
•NORTH OTAGO WITHOUT POWER. By Telegraph.—-Frets Oamaru, Last Night. ■ The central of the three ' standards conveying the Lake Coleridge power lines over the Waitaki River collapsed this afternoon- and- disconnected the whole of North Otago from the hydro scheme. The standard, supported lines carrying 66,000 volts. Oamaru and the Surrounding district is totally dependent upon the local board’s small -plant. The public works engineer is in charge of repairs and has summoned the aid of men employed on the Waitaki hydro above Kurow. It is hoped to effect temporary repairs by noon to-morrow.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1930, Page 11
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