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Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia 1850s-1920s: Steam, Steel and Speed
Author: John Nicholson
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| Retail Price: | $29.95 |
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ISBN: 9781741750461
Format: Hardback
Published: July 2008
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Published: July 2008
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Titles that are READY TO SHIP will be sent from our warehouse within 2 business days while stocks last. Click here for more details.
Product Description
How did steam power change Australia?In this book, you can read about:
Paddle steamers trading up and down the nation's waterways.
Steam-powered factories churning out everything from biscuits and sweets to rock drills and iron ships.
New railways stretching out from ports and cities, slashing travel times.
All kinds of new jobs, for fettlers and firemen, puddlers and pumpers, barge-masters and billy-boys.
The Hobnail Express, the Tea-and-Sugar Train and the Railway Songster.