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Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 13, 10 January 1924, Page 1

One of the largest—if not the largest—of the Wellington City Council’s steam-rollers met with misfortune the oilier morning at the corner of Aitken street and Moloswurth street. It had just come at a good pace, and apyiuvrntiy all right, up Moies" oi-th . Ire e l from J .-s mbt o n cm a. ul ieu I• is drive) - , evidently realising that ; omething had gone wrong, suddenjy swerved if at full speed round lincomer on to the level in Aitken street. There, the fork of the roller, carrying the axle on wb.ich the two huge front wheels revolve, suddenly collapsed, the great piece of cast-iron breaking' diagonally across the horizontal upper part of the fork. Full steam was up, and the bystanders, fearing that the boiler might blow up, fled for their lives; but. the driver stuck to liis post and let off the steam, thus averting all danger.