From Gillies to Gateway : a history of surveying in Main Roads, Queensland, 1920-1988 / Des Simmonds.

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TitleFrom Gillies to Gateway : a history of surveying in Main Roads, Queensland, 1920-1988 / Des Simmonds.Alternative titleHistory of surveying in Main Roads, Queensland, 1920-1988DescriptionA history of Main Roads from 1920 to 1988, written by the retired Chief Surveyor. While it contains details of the development of the survey organisation, the intent is to provide not only a history, but also to portray the lives of the surveyors, the work they performed, the conditions under which they worked, and the characters of surveying personnel.Personal authorSimmonds, DesCorporate authorQueensland. Dept. of Main RoadsImprint[Brisbane, Qld.] : Dept. of Main Roads, 2007.LanguageEnglishDate2007Collation208 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN9781920719074Bib. formatBooksNotes"Main roads Connecting Queensland".; "From gillies to gateway ... follows From bulldust to beef roads and beyond which chronicled the first 50 years of main roads"--p. 4.

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Library of Congress (keywords)Queensland. Dept. of Main RoadsQueensland. Department of Main Roads -- HistoryQueensland. Main Roads Department -- HistoryRoads -- Queensland -- Surveying -- HistoryRoads -- Queensland -- History

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From Gillies to Gateway : a history of surveying in Main Roads, Queensland, 1920-1988 / Des Simmonds.