COLLAPSE OF TELEGRAPH POLES
TER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, ,l*ly 20. Five telegraph polos collapsed in Victoria street to-night near tie Mercer street itterooction, cansiig ooisideHtli'o alarm in th« neigkbonrhood. Tko poles were subject to a heavy strain, being cumbered with five telephone cables each weighing about six tons, besides a large number of single wires. Men are working all night clearing the wreckage and restoring communication. I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8162, 21 July 1906, Page 2
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67COLLAPSE OF TELEGRAPH POLES Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8162, 21 July 1906, Page 2
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