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RAILWAY DEVIATION OPERATIONS. THE PROGRESS OF WORK. IN CONNECTION WITH THE TAWA FLAT RAILWAY DEVIATION. (1) A view from the city end of the first tunnel, showing workmen clearin'; the entrance, and Mount Victoria in the distance. (21 A scene between the two tunnels in the Ngahauranga Gorge, showing where the main line wall run round the base of the hill, and the temporary lines leading to the blacksmith’s shop on the left. (3) At the Tana Flat end of the second tunnel. The main line will follow through to the left of the sheds. On the right are lines leading to dumping grounds for spoil taken from the tunnels. (4) One of the air compressors at Tawa Flat. ~ <' drilling machines in the tunnels.

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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 14

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RAILWAY DEVIATION OPERATIONS. THE PROGRESS OF WORK. IN CONNECTION WITH THE TAWA FLAT RAILWAY DEVIATION. (1) A view from the city end of the first tunnel, showing workmen clearin'; the entrance, and Mount Victoria in the distance. (21 A scene between the two tunnels in the Ngahauranga Gorge, showing where the main line wall run round the base of the hill, and the temporary lines leading to the blacksmith’s shop on the left. (3) At the Tana Flat end of the second tunnel. The main line will follow through to the left of the sheds. On the right are lines leading to dumping grounds for spoil taken from the tunnels. (4) One of the air compressors at Tawa Flat. ~ <' drilling machines in the tunnels. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 14

RAILWAY DEVIATION OPERATIONS. THE PROGRESS OF WORK. IN CONNECTION WITH THE TAWA FLAT RAILWAY DEVIATION. (1) A view from the city end of the first tunnel, showing workmen clearin'; the entrance, and Mount Victoria in the distance. (21 A scene between the two tunnels in the Ngahauranga Gorge, showing where the main line wall run round the base of the hill, and the temporary lines leading to the blacksmith’s shop on the left. (3) At the Tana Flat end of the second tunnel. The main line will follow through to the left of the sheds. On the right are lines leading to dumping grounds for spoil taken from the tunnels. (4) One of the air compressors at Tawa Flat. ~ <' drilling machines in the tunnels. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 14