Dig, Dig, Dig!

Dig, Dig, Dig!

Dig, Dig, Dig!

A mechanical digger at work in Opawa

January 1926

Three hundred tons a day was the capacity of this big steam digger shown here working on a part of the Christchurch Drainage Board extension scheme in Church Road, Opawa. The digger was equipped with caterpillar wheels to enable it to work on soft ground. This photograph shows the huge jaws closing on a ton of earth

Area: South East / Opawa

Source: The weekly press, 21 January 1926, p. 25

Reference ID: CCL-KPCD08-0056

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March Construction hauling up the Sumner pier piles

6 November 1980

March Construction machinery using a vibrahammer extractor to haul up the piles of Sumner pier.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Sumner

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01341A

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Copyright status: In copyright

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Reducing Sand Dunes

27 September 1991

Excavator reducing the size of a sand dune near Marine Parade.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: East / New Brighton

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01362A

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