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Conference Paper

Author
Whitmore, R. L.
Title
The Nature of the Engineering Heritage
In
Conference on The Protection of the Engineering Heritage, 1982, Brisbane, 9-12 May. Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1982, pp. 1-3
ISBN/ISSN
0858251647
Abstract

After a brief review of the background to the development of the engineering heritage in Australia, its three elements are identified as - personalities, documentation and artefacts. The degrees and types of protection required by, and afforded to, each element are examined and the major hazards which they face are discussed. Measures which are urgently required in order to place the engineering heritage on a sound basis. are indicated.

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  • The protection of the engineering heritage: Brisbane 9-12 May 1982: preprints of papers edited by Whitmore, R. L. (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1982), 102 pp. Details

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