PREMIER DRIVES ENGINE.
INCIDENT AT PANMUEE. The unique .sight of the Prime .Minister driving a traction engine was furnished at the opening of the new ferro-conerote bridge over the Tamaki Eivor, near f'anmure. At lire conclusion of the ceremony the chairman of the proceedings, Mr 11. E. Mackenzie, called upon.Mr Massey to drive ihe engine over Ihe bridge. He said that Mr Massey had driven engines across the old wooden bridge several times in the days of his youth, Mr Massey promptly acceded to the request, and he piloted the ponderous machine across the bridge with ease, showing that after the lapse of over a couple of decades his, hand had not lost its skill. Mr Massey’s action was loudly cheered, and the impromptu conclusion to the ceremony was greatly appreciated by the crowd.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1599, 17 August 1916, Page 3
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134PREMIER DRIVES ENGINE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1599, 17 August 1916, Page 3
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