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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10780240249124 |
| SKU: | A5/2608/UXXX |
| Trademe Reference: | PR76 (751) |
| Category: |
Business New Zealand History: Towns, Cities, Regions, Suburbs |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
HISTORY OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
by T.H. Wilson
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium cloth board hardcover
Published: T.H. Wilson 1957
Size (mm): 205 w x 255 h x 20 d
Pages: 117
SKU: A5/2608/UXXX
ABOUT
Signed by the author.
Details the pioneering work of the Wilson family and the Portland Cement Company on the Mahurangi River banks near Warkworth, North Auckland.
Details the establishment and expansion of the first commercial Portland cement and hydraulic lime manufacturing operation in Australasia, started by Nathaniel Wilson and his brothers (John and James) trading as J. Wilson and Company in the 1880.
Details how Wilson turned to lime and cement production, overcoming early raw material hurdles (such as adjusting lime content with Mahurangi and Clevedon shells) to supply major national infrastructure projects like the Grafton Bridge and Auckland's Queens Wharf.
Includes monochrome plates/images.
CONDITION
Excellent with handling wear/marks on covers, stamped ex-library, pages clean.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce
See our other listings on the Warkworth region.
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