THE RAILWAY WORKS.
(UY l.tioKllU-uX.I With y>>nr kind permiaKum I should like to my a litiii- conccrnmg the railway which is )■> !!;;’ mad* to hem-tit the human mcc. troin T.Ua'i.oti- to Woodville. It is ' making rapid progress, I desire to luentMli that .v 1 ililtt-tl across tho Oringi, I to»-k a birds’ eye view «f the railway works - , win r>> tin- navvies appear to move with |juvclcral>on as they ascend tho plunks with tin-ir 1-arrows, while the .‘.molds an* like so many bolls. Tin; t mhunkim at across tin* Oringi, with liu- station y ar-l e- mar completion, ami the-l-ndgea well tin.-ugh. Such vigorous ojs-rations art.- 1- mg uu-lc that 1 think till- > ■ ■!)!! V. ill 1-e la.l'dlft! with most . f thf formation summer. Tho formation to i t- ti •!,.■ at tin' Tiiin ruiu* end appears to he light. with tho exception of t.nt hi ; : cut tine at the .mi of the Taumki budge. where w aggt.ua will he placed no tioiihs. a- hooli us li,<. i.ritipft* will permit. 1-urtinTmore. I thmk the works in general arf earned out with satisfactory re- ■ ilt". as I tioii': hear of any grumbling with o'litrurli'o »r ms|-eelors as I haVO previously heart! iii other parts of tho e..untrv. I'nst, tin* is owing. 1 reckon, to tins eouirjM i i-i-mg m the hands uf practieai men, lof wiitelt tile pllhhc (huultl fj-ol home what Joyful jo. they uiay aoou 100 out tor tin en;pm-.
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Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 219, 11 December 1885, Page 2
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238THE RAILWAY WORKS. Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 219, 11 December 1885, Page 2
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