Western Highway update

On 3 January 2011, in Digging Reports, Western Highway, by Henry

by Henry Rockliff Well at long last we have made it back with a teem of 7 of use (a bit all or nothing) . The first thing we did was to take an altimeter to the point were the fill was first dug out all those years ago the meter was not calibrated but read 7-8m only […]

Western Highway update 9th November 2009

On 9 November 2009, in Digging Reports, Western Highway, by Henry

By Henry Rockliff We had a good trip on saturday with 36 buket. Passage is going up up hill still and looking good. There were only 3 of us it would seem the others were a bit to sleepy to wake up. We did get a new pick axe crow bar and hammer in wich […]

Western Highway – update 1November2009

On 1 November 2009, in Digging Reports, Western Highway, by Henry

By Henry Rockliff The trip last week on tuesady had 5 of us head down for a good dig. we got about 70 buckets. It continues up steadily and is all looking good. We broke the pick axe! And wore a hole in one of the buckets and there is ever more need for a […]

Western Highway – update 26Oct2009

On 26 October 2009, in Digging Reports, Western Highway, by Henry

by Henry Rockcliff On saturday myself and Edd got 50 bukets out, which was pretty good for 2 of us (thanks edd for doing the bulk of the hauling). The passage is still going up nicely, digging might be geting a bit easier, (less hard packed gravel). I have made some new improvements  (soon to be more) hauling harnesses and […]

Western Highway update

On 24 June 2009, in Digging Reports, Western Highway, by Henry

By Henry Rockcliff The dig continued up hill with ever more rock in the fill this makes the digging harder but still nothing like as hard as dragging the fill up the hill. the air seemed to hold up dispite a much bigger team although we did get though some 17-18 ah of power at […]

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