AUCKLAND’S PRIDE.
CONCRETE WHARF SUBSIDES. BUILT IN 1921. Auckland, Oct. 28.—Some of the foundation piles of the western wharf collapsed shortly after noon. A portion is almost at water level and large fissures reveal the steel reinforcing girders. The side wall of large boulders concreted together fell to pieces and. seven piles on the other side snapped as if made of chalk. The engineer says the disaster was duo’to the stone wall built to support the wharf collapsing. The area that subsided is about 160 feet long, but about 300 feet will have to be rebuilt at a cost of about £20,000. The part that collapsed was built in 1921. The whole wharf is 1000 feet long and cost £95,000.—(P.A.)'
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAG19241029.2.22
Bibliographic details
Wairarapa Age, 29 October 1924, Page 5
Word Count
120AUCKLAND’S PRIDE. Wairarapa Age, 29 October 1924, Page 5
Using This Item
National Media Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Age. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of National Media Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in