MODERN METHODS.
Minister Turns First Sod with Tractor. Press Association—Copyright. Christchurch, Last Night. The Minister of Public Works, the Honfl R. Semple, symbolised his dislike of antiquated constructional methods when “turning the first sod” at the city at H'areWood. After a typical verbal attack on the old way of doing things he mounted the driving seat of a huge caterpillar tractor and scoop and drove straight over an old wheelbarrow and shovel, crushing both completely.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 369, 25 February 1937, Page 7
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75MODERN METHODS. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 369, 25 February 1937, Page 7
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