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100 Years of Petrol Power
Author: John Nicholson
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Retail Price: | $29.99 |
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ISBN: 9781741750478
Format: Hardback
Published: May 2009
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Published: May 2009
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Product Description
The fifth and final book in John Nicholson's Transport, Trade and Travel series for upper primary schoolchildren shows how Australia entered the Age of Oil, becoming reliant on petrol and diesel to power cars, trucks, trains, tractors, ships, machinery and aeroplanes - all essential to our economy.Description
From the good oil to peak oil
John Nicholson looks under the bonnet to find out when and how we became an oil-driven society. Starting with a Brisbane bicycle-seller's motorised bike, he introduces us to
Tin Lizzie (or the Squatters Joy) - Henry Ford's T-model, with optional accelerator pedal and rear-vision mirror
home-grown Australian cars and the world's first ute
The Mack Bulldog and Mighty Antar trucks
the Little Grey Fergie' tractor, treasured by generations of farmers
ocean liners and bulk carriers
the heroes in flying suits who pioneered Australian aviation
In the fifth and final book in his impressive series, John Nicholson shows how the internal combustion engine superseded horse and steam power as the driving force in our modern economy. He leaves us with the question: where to after the oil runs out?