Following the opening of a new steam bore at the Spa Hotel and with a heavy 16 degrees frost at night while the jet was playing, a remarkable spectacle presented itself to the beholders next morning. The condensed steam plus frost produced conditions resulting in the formation of icicles as big as stalactites, in general suggesting a scene in the polar latitudes. Top, the bore in action and (bottom), Sinclair and Yates well-drilling truck and equipment.
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Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 29, 30 July 1952, Page 1
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76Following the opening of a new steam bore at the Spa Hotel and with a heavy 16 degrees frost at night while the jet was playing, a remarkable spectacle presented itself to the beholders next morning. The condensed steam plus frost produced conditions resulting in the formation of icicles as big as stalactites, in general suggesting a scene in the polar latitudes. Top, the bore in action and (bottom), Sinclair and Yates well-drilling truck and equipment. Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 29, 30 July 1952, Page 1
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