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No 52 : October 15, 1958

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House on the Move

After much preparation, the old house jammed in between the fire board flats and fire station, was finally moved out recently.

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P & T linesman on roof eases his lines over crest.

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On the move up Palmerston Road to its new resting place.

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This was no small task. To turn into Palmerston Road the house had to be literally squeezed between telephone and power poles, as illustrated graphically

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