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Making It Here by David F Radcliffe

$30.00

The lives of four immigrant engineers, Otto Schumacher, Alfred Harman, Albert Longoni and Fred David, who played major roles in the development of manufacturing in Port Melbourne, including Fishermans Bend, during the first half of the 20th century.

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Making It Here: Four Enterprising Immigrant Engineers and the Evolution of Manufacturing in Port Melbourne
by David F Radcliffe

Making It Here is about the lives of four immigrant engineers, Otto Schumacher, Alfred Harman, Albert Longoni and Fred David, who played major roles in the development of manufacturing in Port Melbourne, including Fishermans Bend, during the first half of the 20th century. Two founded manufacturing businesses while the other two took existing firms in critical new directions. Their stories are set against the earlier wave of industry here in the 19th century.

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Weight 640 g

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