History of Tom as a tunnel digger
In the year 1923 Tom and his buddies were finishing a day of banging
a few more holes in the nearly finished tunnel. His shift was almost done
when he heard a sound of people digging on the other side, everyone
gave a big hit and the wall collapsed. After a big cloud of dust swept
through the tunnel they met the people from the other side.
After they walked to the end of the tunnel and got a ride with a local
horse carriage person named Lil. She asked where they wanted to go
and the answer to that was the pub.
Five horses were used to pull a carriage and the road was rough and
jagged so they had to take a horse. It was a bumpy ride but they got
there safe and sound. Everyone got drunk that night, they even put a
bit of bacon throw a mangle!
FACTS:
What did ill's family often live in A: tents
2. Which section of the road needed carriages A: Arthur's pass to Otira
3. How did cars get up the hill earl 1920s A: 2
horses tow them
4.In what year did the Otira tunnel open A: 1923
5. Accidents often happen with the horses on the steep bits A:
false Started 1907. End 1923