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Main Title: A history of sprayed bituminous road surfacing in Victoria [electronic resource] / Vic Roads, State Government of Victoria Book Cover
Author: Vicroads
State Government of Victoria
Imprint: Victoria: : Vic Roads, State Government of Victoria, [2013]
Collation: 1 CD-ROM: 6 x .cdfs files
Summary: Spraying bituminous surfacing onto roads was adopted in Victoria in the 1930s. It changed the way roads were made and it became easier to transport people and goods, improving the quality of life for many Victorians. The audio recordings below feature stories from the men who worked on the roads over the last sixty years. These oral histories document the changes in how roads are made but also provide a sense of what life was like 'on the road'.
Subject: Roads, streets etc
Road surfacing
Oral history
Notes:
Oral history interviewees : Geoff Allen, Bob Duffy, John Oliver, Andrew Bethune, Bruce Grayling, John Rebbechi, John Bethune, Walter Holtrop, Tom Russell, Kevin Cooper, Joe Klopfer, Peter Ryall, Paul Donovan, Barry Mulholland, Robert Swift.
Result Collection Location Shelf No Status Notes
Electronic Resources Loans Desk 625.85 VIC Available


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