A century in timber 1853 – 1953 compiled by Alexander Henderson(Second hand book)

Second hand book

On September 12th 1853, a young Scot by the name of James Wright, arrived in Melbourne from Glasgow, to seek his fortunes in the new colony of Victoria. Characteristic of the majority of his compatriots who settled in Victoria, he was determined to succeed.  Starting as part owner of a comparatively small timber yard in Flinders Lane, he retired 59 years later as owner of the Caron Timber Yards, South Melbourne, at that time one of the largest and most up-to-date saw and moulding mills, joinery works and timber yards in Victoria.

Specifications:

Condition: Good, ex library book with spine labels and library stamps inside.  Pages with decaled edges. Copy number 903 of 2050 copies

Publisher: J. Wright & Sons Pty Ltd

Year: 1953

Format: Hard cover

Pages: 33

ISBN: N/A

 

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Second hand book

On September 12th 1853, a young Scot by the name of James Wright, arrived in Melbourne from Glasgow, to seek his fortunes in the new colony of Victoria. Characteristic of the majority of his compatriots who settled in Victoria, he was determined to succeed.  Starting as part owner of a comparatively small timber yard in Flinders Lane, he retired 59 years later as owner of the Caron Timber Yards, South Melbourne, at that time one of the largest and most up-to-date saw and moulding mills, joinery works and timber yards in Victoria.

Specifications:

Condition: Good, ex library book with spine labels and library stamps inside.  Pages with decaled edges. Copy number 903 of 2050 copies

Publisher: J. Wright & Sons Pty Ltd

Year: 1953

Format: Hard cover

Pages: 33

ISBN: N/A

 

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Weight .340 kg
Dimensions 26.3 × 17.3 × 0.8 cm

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