DOUGLAS HILL
STRAIGHTENING BAD BEND WITH UNEMPLOYEB LABOUR ? The Whakatane County Council .has established a camp for married unem- • * ployed for the purpose of straighten'- - ing out the present corkscrew.'bend on Douglas Hill. This hill had- for years been a menace to motorisfs, and-> - they will appreciate the improvement. • The cost will be in the vicinity of----£900, and arrangements hav'e been made with' the Unemployment Board which will enable the men to work their full month's quota continuously > instead of working three oi" four. „ days eacli week and standing downi for the remainder. Forty married, men will be engaged to commence the work.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 281, 22 July 1932, Page 7
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103DOUGLAS HILL Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 281, 22 July 1932, Page 7
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