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No 90 : December 7, 1961

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The Biggest Boiler Ever Built

(In New Zealand)

Gisborne and its freezing works got a lot of free advertising as the biggest boiler ever built in New Zealand made its ponderous way from Christchurch to Lyttelton (by rail) to Wellington (by sea), and to Gisborne (a combined rail and road effort, one tunnel being too narrow for the big fellow to squeeze through).

A railways crane came along to unload the 28-ton monster, which was 16ft long and 12ft high.

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Crane unloads boiler at end of journey.

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Transferring the boiler to a tank transporter for final journey of a few yards.

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Picture of boiler coming round harbour basin shows special wagon on which it travelled from Wellington. In some tunnels and bridges there was only an inch or so to spare.

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The big transporter carrying the boiler from the train to its site in the Freezing Works.

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Clearance on entering Freezing Works was small.

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The boiler, which sat on the side of the road for several days, towers over passing car.

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New Zealand's biggest boiler dwarfs workman applying finishing touches.

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