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Parnell Tunnel construction
Parnell Tunnel construction

Construction work proceeds in 1873 on the first Parnell Tunnel, which will pass under Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. A new, larger tunnel was subsequently built at a lower gradient and opened in 1915.

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