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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9192, 23 March 1908, Page 1

Painted once every six years/ iba Eiffel Tower claims an average of ' fiv» victims every time the operation isjMiw formed. It is the most dangerous job in the world. When, after five painter* had met a terrible death by railing headlong from the structure,; the di- '.., rectors proposed that ropes alnd belts should be provided for men at work on the tower, the painters rebelled. It was a matter of professional honour and trade vanity with them. In the _"i_painting carried out in 1895 seven xoen fell, their bodies crashing deep into th* earth. In 1900 the directors endeavoured to obtain the services of men who had previously painted the 'tower, deeming that their experience would diminish the danger or accident.- _-_• men were obtained, and agreed to work for the usual pay, provided only tKhl they were not required to dusgraod themselves with life-saving belts m 4 ___ riggingt _: ' - •■