Partially restored Edie

Posted August 09, 2019 11:12:31 A group of about 10 volunteers are working on restoring Edie. ABC North and West: Shannon Corvo Topics: rail-transport, industry, community-and-society, history, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, community-development, rural, building-and-construction, sa, burra-5417 Source link

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Burra Railway Station

Email Posted August 09, 2019 11:12:31 Passenger and freight trains ran through Burra on the train lines. ABC North and West: Shannon Corvo Topics: community-and-society, history, building-and-construction, rail-transport, industry, transport, sa, burra-5417 Source link

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The unrenovated carriage

Posted August 09, 2019 11:12:31 The team has been working on the carriage for more than 18 months. Supplied: Friends of the Burra Railway Station Topics: community-and-society, history, building-and-construction, industry, rail-transport, rural, community-development, community-organisations, sa, burra-5417 Source link

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Heritage Hero Roy Taplin

Posted August 09, 2019 11:12:31 Roy Taplin has spent the majority of his life renovating houses and is using the skills he learned to restore this train carriage. ABC North and West: Shannon Corvo Topics: building-and-construction, rural, community-development, community-organisations, community-and-society, history, rail-transport, industry, burra-5417, sa Source link

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'It doesn't make sense': Judge blasts rule behind Opal Tower class action delay

Updated August 09, 2019 13:44:50 Photo: Opal Tower’s woes have sparked questions about the building industry (AAP: Mick Tsikas) A judge has blasted a rule giving the New South Wales Government another month before it needs to respond to a multi-million-dollar class action over Sydney’s notorious Opal Tower. Key points: The owners lodged a multi-million-dollar

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Roy Taplin working

Posted August 09, 2019 11:12:31 Roy Taplin hopes he can continue working on the carriage until it’s finished. ABC North and West: Shannon Corvo Topics: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, rural, community-development, industry, rail-transport, building-and-construction, history, burra-5417, sa Source link

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'I feel cheated': NT Government aware of building's flaws but didn't tell owners

Updated August 08, 2019 07:04:31 Photo: Nine buildings across Darwin and Palmerston were found to have non-compliant transfer slabs. (ABC News: Ian Redfearn) A Darwin man says he feels “cheated” after purchasing a unit in a residential tower, unaware that a Northern Territory Government department had already privately concluded it was structurally non-compliant. Key points:

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