THE LAST SCENE IN THE COMPLETION OF A TREMENDOUS TASK.- Thursday saw the official completion of the Mohaka Viaduct , one of the greatest engineering feats ever attempted in New Zealand. It links up the Napier-Waikokopu section of the East Coast railway. Top right: The Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, driving the last rivel in the huge viaduct. Immediately behind him is the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. C. Sullivan. On the left: Mr. Semple addressing the assembled residents, workers and school children from a dais when he performed the official opening. Below: A view of the completed structure.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 182, 3 July 1937, Page 5
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102THE LAST SCENE IN THE COMPLETION OF A TREMENDOUS TASK.- Thursday saw the official completion of the Mohaka Viaduct, one of the greatest engineering feats ever attempted in New Zealand. It links up the Napier-Waikokopu section of the East Coast railway. Top right: The Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, driving the last rivel in the huge viaduct. Immediately behind him is the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. C. Sullivan. On the left: Mr. Semple addressing the assembled residents, workers and school children from a dais when he performed the official opening. Below: A view of the completed structure. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 182, 3 July 1937, Page 5
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