| Main Title: |
Robert Gray Ford : colonial blacksmith, inventor, engineer and one time Bendigonian / James A. Lerk. |
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| Author: |
Lerk, James A. (James Andrew)
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| Imprint: |
Golden Square, Vic. : J.A. & E.R.S. Lerk, 2005. |
| Collation: |
58 p. : ill., ports., plans, fascims. ; 22 cm. |
| Summary: |
Family background and early life -- Familiarity with colonial life and developing skills --The Moorabool Viaduct -- Ford's rock boring machine -- Funding the first drill -- Preparations for testing Ford's rockdrill -- Adoption of the drill -- Ford's drill proves itself -- Melbourne Harbour Trust -- Problems in employment -- Inventor and exhibitor -- No pauper -- Drill patent drawings. |
| Subject: |
Ford, Robert Gray, d1891.
Engineers and engineering
Blacksmiths and blacksmithing
Inventors and inventions.
Biography
Bendigo (Vic.) (Dja Dja Wurrung Country)
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| ISBN: |
0959960627 |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
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