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Excavating rock in Pike River access tunnel

Excavating the broken and unstable rock in the access tunnel was slow and difficult work. The bare rock had to be covered with steel mesh and then sprayed with concrete.

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© Nimmo Photography
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Excavating rock in Pike River access tunnel, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/excavating-rock-pike-river-access-tunnel, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated