One of Thompson's traction engines was very usefully employed in Melbourne recently in removing a marine boiler, weighing thirtyfive tons, from the foundry of Messrs Langlands & Co., where the boiler was made, to the You Yanga steamer, lying near the Falls bridge. The engine travelled away with the boiler, notwithstanding its great weight, with apparent ease until near the berth where the You Yangs was lying, when the small rivet of one of the bars of the wheel tire broke, and caused a stoppage of a few minutes, after which the boiler was placed in position near the wharf, from which it eoujd be lifted into the You Yangs. The ease with which the transit of the boiler was effected occasioned great surprise to a large crowd who gathered the time occupied by the journey,
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 874, 23 November 1870, Page 2
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135Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 874, 23 November 1870, Page 2
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