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... canal - making , to the dismay of the packmen , who raised a cry that , in protection of their industry , no canal should come within four miles of any considerable town . No doubt the pack - horse carriers , the waggoners , and the inn ...
... canal - making , to the dismay of the packmen , who raised a cry that , in protection of their industry , no canal should come within four miles of any considerable town . No doubt the pack - horse carriers , the waggoners , and the inn ...
Side 8
... canal mileage probably exceeded 2,000 , while that of the rivers and their navigable extensions was apparently of similar length . The wholesale excavation of canals brought with it an army of spade - men or inland navi- gators ' ; and ...
... canal mileage probably exceeded 2,000 , while that of the rivers and their navigable extensions was apparently of similar length . The wholesale excavation of canals brought with it an army of spade - men or inland navi- gators ' ; and ...
Side 9
... canal companies ' area of supply was necessarily limited . Sooner or later the goods for important towns away from the water roads would have to find their way by land , with all the costs of double handling incidental to the transfer ...
... canal companies ' area of supply was necessarily limited . Sooner or later the goods for important towns away from the water roads would have to find their way by land , with all the costs of double handling incidental to the transfer ...
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... Canal , a marked and rapid development took place in the trade of the port , and more especially in the character of the vessels bringing it . For whereas in 1860 , of the 11,177 vessels which entered the port , 8,871 were sailing ships ...
... Canal , a marked and rapid development took place in the trade of the port , and more especially in the character of the vessels bringing it . For whereas in 1860 , of the 11,177 vessels which entered the port , 8,871 were sailing ships ...
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... Canal , the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal , the Rochdale Canal , and many others , affords ample demonstration that the Humber , the Ouse , and the Trent , with their network of canal connections , still fill a useful part in ...
... Canal , the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal , the Rochdale Canal , and many others , affords ample demonstration that the Humber , the Ouse , and the Trent , with their network of canal connections , still fill a useful part in ...
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Ports and Docks: Their History, Working, and National Importance Douglas Owen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1904 |
Ports and Docks: Their History, Working, and National Importance Douglas Owen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1904 |
Ports and Docks: Their History, Working, and National Importance Douglas Owen Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1904 |
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