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Dry Press Publishing, 2008. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. ARCHITECTUREThe story of Sydneys brickmakers and their craft can be traced back to the first weeks of European settlement with the arrival of the first Fleet in January 1788. As an alternative history of Sydney, The Brickmasters explores the impact of social, economic, technological and architectural change on one of Australias most historic and vital industries. It also examines the profound effect on brickmaking figure of William King Dawes, 1898-1981. Austral Bricks (1908) and its parent, Brickworks Limited (1934) can rightly lay claim to be the oldest surviving and most influential manufacturers of clay products in Australia since federation in 1901. This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and carefully researched book sheds new insights, provides new knowledge and answers the question: why brick?xii, 433 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, plans, ports. ; 29 cm. #0721/030622/160723. First Edition. (Exceptionally heavy item, which WILL…
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- Title The Brickmasters 1788 - 2008
- Author Ringer, Ron
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- Publisher Dry Press Publishing, Sydney
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9780646488257
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Sydney: Dry Press, 2008. VERY HEAVY-will require considerable excess postage outside Australia. xii, 433pp, index, glossary, bibliography, appendix, num bw & col ills, diagrams, pictorial endpapers. Or red cloth in jacket. Short tear at bottom of rear flap fold, spine slightly cocked. The story of Austral Bricks, as the wider history of brickmaking in Australia back to 1788.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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Australia: Dry Press Publishing, 2008. Hardback large quarto (29.5 x 23 cm), dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), many colour & black & white photos, drawings, maps, minor edgewear, two string bookmarks, in pictorial slipcase. Very heavy (2.9 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. 434 pp. A history of Australia's brickmaking industry from the discovery of workable clay at Cockle Bay (1788), through various 19th century industrial transformations, to the advent of the Austral Brick Company (1908) and Brickworks Ltd (1938), and their amalgamation in 1969. Superb production containing over 450 photos.
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