LAND SLIP AT SUMNER
(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. Darin* xthe night, or at an cariy boar this (morning, a ttg sI, P °^ on Sumner Road at a point on the Sumner side oC Shag R°ckboulders varying from five to en tons were dislodged frctn the cltfl fcy the eOects oC the soaking rain and crashed on to, the road Mow. Tons of clay were brought down with the masses o! rock, and the roadway was completely blocked. The tramline Was also covered with debris, and * -traffic was suspended lor some hours. One huge boulder landed in tlic water main irtieb supplies Sumner, and broke it>. The water poured Irom the reservoir on to the road, which was converted into a miniature lake, While the Sumner water supply was ■ cut ofl until repairs were effected.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7932, 22 September 1905, Page 3
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135LAND SLIP AT SUMNER Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7932, 22 September 1905, Page 3
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