10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DONKEY ENGINE»
Discover the use of
donkey engine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
donkey engine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cases & Materials on Marine Insurance Law
Whilst lying at anchor awaiting orders, it became necessary to pump up the main
boilers by means of the donkey engine. However, a valve in the pipeline between
the donkey engine and one of the boilers was closed, due, it was admitted, ...
2
Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law: Containing All ...
Without the aid of the donkey engine, the vessel could net have continued the
voyage. 18. The ship arrived at her place of discharge in the docks on the 6th
July. The engine broke down while she was coming up the river. The injury to the
...
Great Britain. Courts, James Perronet Aspinall, Butler Aspinall, 1873
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Reports of the Cases Relating to Maritime Law: Decided by ...
Without the aid of the donkey engine, the vessel could not have continued the
voyage. 18. The ship arrived at her place of discharge in the docks on the 6th
July. The engine broke down while she was coming up the river. The injury to the
...
A ship in all respccU property fitted and manned for her intended voyage sprang
a leak while at lea, and in order to keep her afloat it nan necessary to mork the
pumps with the donkey -engine; thcrebeing only a small quantity of coalt on
board, ...
A donkey engine, weighing nearly 10 tons, was being taken across a swamp
under its own power, when, just as what appeared to be a patch of solid ground
in the middle of the bog was reached, one of the sled runners broke through, and
...
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
DONKEY ENGINE a donkey engine. A small locomotive used to switch railroad
cars or pull ships through a lock; a small auxiliary engine used to pump liquids or
to hoist loads at a construction site. WNNCD: 1858. Source: DONKEY. WNNCD: ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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The West Branch Mill of the Sierra Lumber Company: Early ...
While operating a donkey engine, Charles Woods's foot was crushed when it
became caught between a mechanical wheel and a bolt.John Young's toes got
caught in some donkey engine gearing, mangling the digits severely. J.C.
Blanton ...
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
deck, as defined in 55 135.61 through 135.63, and are contained in closed-in
side-to-side erections; spaces necessary for the proper working of the engines,
and spaces occupied by the donkey engine and boiler when situated within the ...
9
Celebrating the Siuslaw: A Century of Growth, Siuslaw ...
These included John Dolbeer's 1881 invention of the donkey engine, the
development of railroad logging through the 1880s, and the use of band saws in
mills after 1885 .7 The donkey engine was a steam— powered winch mounted
on log ...
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The Academic Apple Tree: An Irishman’s unusual adventure ...
The donkey engine, held offshorebymeans ofa 'stiffleg', nowsat atthe bottomofa
steep hill that waspartof our logging spread. The engine, with aseriesof cables
and an Aframe,pulled the fallenand buckedlogs off the hillside and intothe water
...
David Farrell, David de Vaux, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DONKEY ENGINE»
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donkey engine is used in the context of the following news items.
Munn's Lumber ran for 15 years
The men in the woods crew pictured here in 1954 are in front of a gasoline powered donkey engine yarder at Glinz Lake. Left to right, they are ... «Sooke News Mirror, Jun 15»
North Beach Weekend Roundup: Two-Day North Beach Festival …
One Sunday a month, the SF Maritime park will turn on its rare steam-powered donkey engine, popular in the late 1800s for loading cargo and ... «Hoodline, Jun 15»
New Volvo FH is deer to haulier's heart04 June 2015
The new Volvo is coupled to a BMI ejector trailer, equipped with a donkey engine. "We find that a Volvo is the best truck for our operation as ... «Transport Engineer, Jun 15»
Orava and Kysuce connected with a unique forest railway
“Visitors will be able to ride this powered donkey engine from boarding stations Vychylovka Open-air Museum or Oravská Lesná-Tanečník, ... «The Slovak Spectator, Jun 15»
Pioneer Day Committee hosts antique equipment show in Santa …
A steam donkey engine is one of the many antique equipment that will be on display at Santa Margarita Ranch this weekend. Photo by Heather ... «Paso Robles Daily News, May 15»
Phillips' steam donkey during the 1920s
In 1910 the Phillips brothers ordered a steam donkey engine yarder from Washington Iron Works, and it was barged up the Sooke River to their ... «Sooke News Mirror, May 15»
Smouldering resentment becomes murder in the woods
He'd quit the VLM in mid-October after falling out with 22-year-old donkey engine foreman George Michie and his co-workers. Before stomping ... «Cowichan Valley Citizen, May 15»
Salem's Got Talent Saturday
Performers include Donkey Engine featuring Wes Anderson, Dr. Michael Traina, Scott and Nancy Sheldon, Steven Branch, Stoned on Blues ... «SalemNews.net, Apr 15»
OPB tells the story of Astoria
Penner recalls finding some rare photographs of a donkey engine, a steam-powered logging engine used in the mid-1800s that caught Cain's ... «Daily Astorian, Feb 15»
Sweet factory team were true pioneers
Also on display was century old sweet making equipment and a donkey engine, which ran the first electric light bulb to shine in Nelson, ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jan 15»
