Piercing the Homer Tunnel
Blasting operations in the I-lomor tunnel can now be heard on the Milford Sound side, says the correspondent of the Southland Times. Good progress is being made with the road from Milford to the tunnel, despite the rough country through which it is being formed. It is now possible to motor 8 of the 10 miles to the tunnel site and gangs of men are busy preparing the track for a bulldozer, which will be on the job very soon. The tunnel will come 'out just above the bush ljne. There are still patches of avalanche snow in the vicinity after the heavy falls early in November.. _A few bridges have yet to be completed, but the access bridges, built of stout timber, are easily negotiated,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 12
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130Piercing the Homer Tunnel Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 12
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