DEEP-WATER QUAY
SCHEME FOR TYNE RIVER WORK IN DISTRESSED AREAS [British Official WireleM.) Received March 21, 5.5 p.m. RUGBY, March 20. As part of the scheme for providing work for the distressed districts, the •commissioner for the special areas in England and Wales made a conditional offer to the Tyne Improvement Commission of one-third of the estimated cost of £750,000 foi the construction of a deep-water quay in the Tyne River between Jarrow and South Shiewds. The proposed quay will be 1400 feet long and will provide berths for ships up to 30,000 tons. The river bed is being dredged to 35 feet at low water. The latest type of machinery is to be installed for the quick loading and discharge of cargo.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 68, 22 March 1935, Page 7
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