Sydney : from settlement to city : an engineering history of Sydney
1989
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Records the contribution engineers have made in the development of Sydney during the past two centuries, covering such subjects as water supply and sewerage, roads and streets, railways, bridges, shipbuilding, harbour works, tramways, and city buildings.
Main title:
Sydney : from settlement to city : an engineering history of Sydney / edited by Don Fraser.
Author:
Imprint:
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Engineers Australia, 1989.
Collation:
ix, 328 pages : illustrations, maps, ports. ; 32 cm.
Notes:
At foot of title: Engineering Heritage Committee, Sydney Division, The Institution of Engineers, Australia.Includes index.
Contents:
Includes index. Contents: 1. The Seventy Years 1790-1860 / Don Fraser--2. Water Supply and Sewage / Noel Thorpe--3. Roads and Streets / Don Fraser--4. Sydney's Railways / The Australian Railway Historical Society--5. Bridges / Don Fraser--6. Ship Building and repair / Vaughan Evans--7. Harbour Works / Norman Rich--8. Gas in Sydney / Rosemary Broomham--9. Chemical Engineering / Robert Fowler--10. The Heavy Engineering Industry and Engineering Products / Don Stewart--11. City Buildings / Henry J. Cowan--12. Telecommunications / Bob Langeveld--13. The Tramways of Sydney / Ken McCarthy--14. Electricity Supply in the Sydney Region / David Dunstan--15. Engineering Education in Sydney / Christa Ludlow, et.al--16. Aeronautical Engineering / Ian McArthur.
ISBN:
9780858254893 (hardback)0858254891 (hardback)
Dewey class:
620.0099441
Local class:
620.009
Language:
English
Subject:
Engineering -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistoryEngineering -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistoryPublic works -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistoryPublic works -- New South Wales -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistoryEngineering -- New South Wales -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistorySydney (N.S.W.) -- Public works -- History
BRN:
139301
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 620.009 SYD | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |