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Although the Ulvin Bros applied for a liquor licence that
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barge was launched for the season in June 1901, the wild current took up the slack in the cable, creating a sudden jerk. The cable drum snapped off and two of the seven railway engineers on board were propelled overboard. Although both were rescued, the barge was destroyed on rocks downstream.
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The narrowed valley at this point provided a good location for a bridge. The northwestward advance of the
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1202:. 5 Jun 1902. p. 1.
1112:. 9 Nov 1901. p. 3.
989:. 5 Sep 1903. p. 4.
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