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The Carisbrook stone arrangement is a well-preserved Aboriginal stone arrangement in Victoria, Australia. It measures 60 by 5 metres (197 by 16 ft) and is one of only four stone arrangements in the state and the only one of a boomerang design. It is located about 5 km south-east of the town of Carisbrook, on the banks of Tullaroop Creek.
Esperance Stonehenge is a full-sized replica of Stonehenge, in Esperance, Western Australia. It was built from 137 locally quarried stones of up to 50 tonnes (55 tons), and is aligned to the summer and winter solstices. [1] It is designed to be a copy of the original, intact Stonehenge from c. 2000 BC, rather than the currently extant ruins. [2]
This is a list of types of sandstone that have been or are used economically as natural stone for building and other commercial or artistic purposes. Trans-regional [ edit ]
"Loren" Iron House, at Old Gippstown in Moe, Australia. Prefabrication has been used since ancient times. For example, it is claimed that the world's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track constructed in England around 3800 BC, employed prefabricated timber sections brought to the site rather than assembled on-site.
Benedict stone is a mixture of cement and crushed Brisbane tuff used on building facades as an alternative to full stone construction. It was manufactured by Benedict Stone (Qld) Pty Ltd which was established by Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane , James Duhig , to manufacture the stone required for the Holy Name Cathedral , Fortitude Valley .
In 1949 Ric established Western Australia's first brick laying school and, in that year, and throughout the 1950s Midland Brick constructed more kilns and created new types of bricks. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1953 the brothers established Midland Brick Co. Pty Ltd. [ 3 ] Ten years later, following a trip to the United States , they began to plan and ...
Almost 160,000 had been built in the UK by 1948 at a cost of close to £216 million. The largest single prefab estate in Britain [13] was at Belle Vale (South Liverpool), where more than 1,100 were built after World War 2. The estate was demolished in the 1960s amid much controversy as the prefabs were very popular with residents at the time.
In Australia, a National Dust Diseases Taskforce was established in July 2019. [14] In Western Australia, legislation was introduced to support the early detection of silicosis caused by engineered stone. [15] Medical practitioners in Western Australia are advised to follow strict guidelines for the health surveillance of at risk workers. [16]