Landslide At New Guinea Power House

FOLLOWING torrential rain and a rapid rise in all streams, a land slide partially wrecked Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd.’s power station at Baiune, New Guinea, in the early morning of April 23. Some 2,000 tons of earth slipped down on to the rear of the building, carrying away the sub-station and one side of the building.

The smash, and the invasion of flood waters put the station out of action for a few hours, but no damage was done to the generators and service was soon restored.

The photograph shows how about 200 native labourers were employed, for a fortnight, in removing the debris in bags, and in carrying out extensive general

repairs.

New Station Being Built

Owing to the extra power needed by the two dredges in course of construc tion, Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., New Guinea, will build a new” power station at the top of the Baiune River, some 600 ft. above the present Baiune station. The new station, like the present one, will be of the hydro-electric type, and fed from the Baiune. The present station sup plies 5,000 h.p., and the new one, to wdiich it will be electrically interlocked, will supply 1,000 h.p. It is interesting to note that the water, after having done its work in the new power station, will gravitate to the present station, and be used again. Work already has started on the constructing of houses for the men to be employed at the new station.