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Timber and Iron:

Houses in North Queensland Mining Settlements, 1861-1920
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University of Queensland Press, 1984 - House & Home - 244 pages

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Contents

Introduction i
1
Mining Settlement in North Queensland
19
House Forms
60
Copyright

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Timber and iron: houses in North Queensland mining settlements, 1861-1920
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Peter Bell
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TitleTimber and Iron: Houses in North Queensland Mining Settlements, 1861-1920
AuthorPeter Bell
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press, 1984
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized15 Jul 2008
ISBN070221714X, 9780702217142
Length244 pages
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Architecture / General
Architecture / Regional
House & Home / Design & Construction
  
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