Manholes Blow Up
Wilkin 15 seromls of eack other two Telegrapii Depurtmenl mankolos at Auckland blow up witk a terrilic ex plosiou yostorday morning, giving a passing taxidrivor a kair-raising expcrionco, shukiiig buildings 201) yanls away, and t ea ring up parl of the road way. Tko. taxi was kalf-way up the Parnell riso whou the oxplosion oceurrod 30ft. in front oi" tko vohiele, and a 2A owt. iron niunkolc lid blow 100ft. into the air. Tko driver janibed on kis brakos and stopped tlio taxi. Tlio nianliole lid kit tko road way 10 yards behind tko vokiclo, niaking an indenlntion iu tko asplialt. Tkere was anotlier roar as tke «ocond manhole ftir1 1 1 e r down tko liill blow up. It is beiieved tke explosions •wero causod by an aecunmlalion of gasos.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1946, Page 2
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