MANAWATU GORGE
BIG SLIP BLOCKS HIGHWAY. EFFORTS TO CLEAR TRACK BY TOMORROW. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, This Day. Shortly after 6 o’clock this morning a big slip fell in the Manawatu Gorge, where widening work is proceeding, just over a mile from the Woodville end, completely blocking the highway and carrying away thousands of tons. The slifd* swept away the handrailing for a considerable distance.
It is hoped to have a track through by tomorrow. Traffic may deviate via the Pahiatua road.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 October 1939, Page 6
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83MANAWATU GORGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 October 1939, Page 6
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