McGlashen Quay Extensions

McGlashen Quay at Port Nelson has been the site Of tremendous activity in recent months. Piles for the southern extension of the quay have been driven and work is proceeding on the decking. The area between the wharf and the present roadway is being filled by using boulders dredged from the harbour entrance and taken to the site by hopper barge. There they are scoop dragged into position.

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A general view of the scene showing the filling operations and a big pile of top soil ready for covering the boulders at a later stage.

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The decking is placed in position ready for concreting (the vessel in the background is the Coptic which may have paid her last visit to Nelson before being broken up).

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The dragline hoisting boulders into position