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Page 45
... coal as a source of energy . Until the large- scale utilisation of coal in Britain towards the end of the eighteenth century , these industries were tied to sites near rivers because of their dependence on water power . The advent of ...
... coal as a source of energy . Until the large- scale utilisation of coal in Britain towards the end of the eighteenth century , these industries were tied to sites near rivers because of their dependence on water power . The advent of ...
Page 75
... coal deposits and the market centres , and by complete dependence on land transport . One of the more ambitious attempts to develop an industry based on the complimentarity between the Urals ( iron ore ) and Kuznetsk ( coal ) failed ...
... coal deposits and the market centres , and by complete dependence on land transport . One of the more ambitious attempts to develop an industry based on the complimentarity between the Urals ( iron ore ) and Kuznetsk ( coal ) failed ...
Page 83
... coal deposits . Second , growth has occurred in steel plants with waterfront locations , where lower transportation costs for iron ore can be achieved ; examples are Chicago , Detroit , Buffalo , Cleveland and Baltimore , each of which ...
... coal deposits . Second , growth has occurred in steel plants with waterfront locations , where lower transportation costs for iron ore can be achieved ; examples are Chicago , Detroit , Buffalo , Cleveland and Baltimore , each of which ...
Contents
PREFACE | 7 |
Manufacturing in Australia | 103 |
URBANISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 151 |
Copyright | |
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