 By the time they visited the site in March 1892, the Spooners Range tunnel had been advanced to at the northern end and at the southern end with only remaining.It was expected that the tunnel could be holed through by 24 May, but because of delays due to bad weather and a large landslide, this did not happen until 9 June.Work continued on the tunnel through into the following year, with the lining completed on 14 June 1893.