NEARLY COMPLETED
SYDNEY'S NEW GRAVING DOCK Sydney's new naval graving doek ; the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere, is nearing completion. It has been Hooded and tests have been made for fitting the lock gates. When full the dock holds about. 42 000 gal•j - lons. It is large enough to accommodate the biggest battleship afloat or two smaller vessels; at one time.., A good deal of superficial work remains; to be (lone before the dock can be commissioned. The preliminary work was begun soon after the outbreak of. war. The first estimates were that it would cost about £3'ooo 000. The latest estimates' however, place the cost at. nearly £7 000 000. J 0'
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 24, 14 November 1944, Page 2
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113NEARLY COMPLETED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 24, 14 November 1944, Page 2
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