TONG BONG CROSSING.
Though Mr. Lawson, the shire engineer, had made every effort to have the new culvert over Tong Bong Creek completed in time for the race meeting on Saturday fate was against him. The flood waters caused by the terrific fall of rain last week over the watershed which feeds the creek came along and washed the approaches clean away before it had a chance of being completed. The job itself is a substantial one but in the opinion of old residents another pipe on each side would have eliminated danger of a washawaV by heavy flood1 .
T0NG BONG CREEK
The approaches to Tong Bong Creek near Rylstone. recently constructed at a cost of £600 has been washed away. The damage estimated at 700 pounds. All traffic has been held up and a temporary crossing will be made as soon as possible2 .
TONG BONG
NOTORIOUS NAME
The name is becoming quite notorious. With the washing away of the late council's ideas, the new council is faced with a -problem as to whether it will complete the wreck by blowing the whole concern down the creek, and replacing it with a bridge, or effect a save by attaching to get-aways, one on either side of the pipes that are now in the creek crossing. It is recognised that no time can be lost in coming to a decision, as to the form the reconstruction will take, as the heavy traffic from Bylong in the busy season just about doubles the normal load, so that whilst a temporary crossing may meet the demand it is desirable, if possible, to havc the bridge completed fqr the wool season3 .
HIGH LEVELS
TONG BONG WATERSHED
A surveyor from the Main Roads has been busy during the week surveying the watershed of Tong Bong Creek. The survey reveals the fact that TongBong Mt. is 1,015 feet above the Rylstone level, which is something over 2,000 above sea level. The force which gathers when the waters meet in the creek can be readily understood and provides an all sutficient answer why the cement wall and pipes would not take the flow4 .
Tong Bong Crossing
CONCRETE CAUSEWAY COMPLETED.
The new concrete causeway at the Tong Bong crossing was completed arid opened to traffic during the week. It is believed that the crossing will now cease to give the trouble to traffic which has been so pronounced in flood time for very many years5 .