Power at Westport was ent off for an hour recently as a result of an opossum short-circuiting the supply at the foot of Waimanguroa Hill. The opossum, following its electrocution, foil on the turns of a pole, causing a short circuit. The top of the pole was burnt off ami the wires fell across the borough council s transmission telephone system, also dislocating this service.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 203, 25 May 1944, Page 4
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65Untitled Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 203, 25 May 1944, Page 4
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