DUNEDIN.
This day. A serious accident happened shortly before five o'clock yesterday afternoon in, Port Chalmers dockyard. The rudder of the Rotomahana, which weighs sev-sral tons, was being lowered into the dock from the travelling crane in the yard; the crane was insufficiently weighted below to counter-balance the strain caused by the rudder, and it gave way ; the rudder and crane both fell with a crash to the bottom of the dock, the crane turning up the rails on which it ran. The crane" was greatly smashed about and it is impossible to say at present what parts will be fit for use again. The injuries to the rudder are apparantly not so great, but the lowest printle is broken off, and the rudder will have to go again into shop ■ for repairs^ This accident will delay still longer the completion of repairs. Captain Peter Logan, Albion Co.'s. superintendent, died yesterday. The polling for the city Mayoralty election to»day will be the heaviest known for years. It is impossible to say who will succeed, the chances of all candidates being equal. . -..-.- ■ .
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4649, 28 November 1883, Page 2
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181DUNEDIN. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4649, 28 November 1883, Page 2
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