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Page 68
An energetic South Australian, who had already supervised the construction of
two private railways, Driffield rushed through the last ten miles in ten months,
employing day labour. Deep cuttings and embankments were built with pick,
shovel ...
An energetic South Australian, who had already supervised the construction of
two private railways, Driffield rushed through the last ten miles in ten months,
employing day labour. Deep cuttings and embankments were built with pick,
shovel ...
Page 119
They valued their time too much to gallivant year after year on a three - months
journey merely to spend a breathless fortnight in the Australian bush . Instead ,
they spent thousands of pounds a year , cabling coded messages , which were ...
They valued their time too much to gallivant year after year on a three - months
journey merely to spend a breathless fortnight in the Australian bush . Instead ,
they spent thousands of pounds a year , cabling coded messages , which were ...
Page 250
consecutive days, the company would work for six months in the hope that living
costs and working costs might fall. On 8 May 1921 the members of every union
except the Amalgamated Society of Engineers endorsed this plan. Next day the ...
consecutive days, the company would work for six months in the hope that living
costs and working costs might fall. On 8 May 1921 the members of every union
except the Amalgamated Society of Engineers endorsed this plan. Next day the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Peaks of Lyell |
| Author | Geoffrey Blainey |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1959 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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