The record for fast railway track-laying is said to have been gained for a railway in British Nigeria—six and a half miles i ntwelve hours and fifty minutes. Over 1000 men were employed in this feat—all but «!vonteen of thorn being natives. Alter this, Africans caimot bo aroused of jacking csszcTt
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1366, 17 February 1912, Page 11
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51Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1366, 17 February 1912, Page 11
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