10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTERMAN»
Discover the use of
lighterman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lighterman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
So get out your magnifying glass (you'll need it to read between the lines), grab a snack, and prepare for mischief and "serendipity" to co-mingle. The result is Lighterman's Hitch.
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Observations on the application of the West India dock ...
Then there might well be plunderage, if the goods were entrusted to a lighterman
who had not the responsibility of taking care of them, and then were delivered to
a wharfinger who did not consider himself responsible When they were ...
Here are the Legs, by the Board not yet past, That belong to the Bedsteads, ail
leglessly cast Sere's the Ordnance Lighterman, summon* d in haste, By the
Ordnance Department, standing aghast, At sight of the Legs, by the Board not yet
past, ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1855
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
And the lighterman is the person who pays the tax ? — No, the man who pays the
lighterman. 3493. But if you put on such a tax as that the lighterman could not
come in, you would tax him pretty well, would you not ? — That has never been ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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Reports from Committees
To obtain a license as lighterman, a man must be of the age of 19 or upwards,
bear a good character, and have served an apprenticeship of five years to a
freeman, or to the widow of a freeman, or to the registered owner of a barge,
having a ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
7 of the Waterman and Lighterman's Act, 1859, does not preserve the exemption
from penalties in favour oj western barges contained in the 101st section of the
Waterman and Lighterman's Act, 7 jf 8 Geo. 4, c. lxxv. This was a caso stated for ...
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
the said Company (except as herein-after is mentioned), shall mentioned) to . at
any Time act as a VVaterman or Lighterman, or ply or work TOW 01' Work or
navigate any Wherry, Passenger Boat, Lighter, Vessel, or 'my Boat °". other Craft
...
Great Britain, Sir George Kettilby Rickards, 1859
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The Statutes at Large from the Magna Charta, to the End of ...
... upon any application made to him, to register the ha- reg the bitation, lodging
and place of abode of every such waterman, habitations, wherryman or
lighterman, and every such removal as aforesaid, on penalty «f of any or either of
them, ...
Great Britain, Danby Pickering, 1765
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Papers Relative to the Disease Called Cholera Spasmodica in ...
same manner as the lighterman. He was about 50 years of age, and had been
generally healthy. He died in 18 hours. His house is in the centre of the town,
more than a quarter of a mile from the mole-heud : not a trace of communication ...
His father was a lighterman on the Thames, rowing one of the flat-bottomed boats
that carried cargo from the big ships anchored mid-stream in the deeper water of
the River. The lighters were maneuvered alongside the ships, loaded up and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTERMAN»
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lighterman is used in the context of the following news items.
One Life: My Mother's Story by Kate Grenville - book review: A work …
... timber while working as a Thames lighterman. Something of his tough, rebellious hide might have rubbed off on Nance, an "energetic, loving, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
London skyscraper secures record off-plan sales of £35m an hour
Maine Tower, off Lighterman's Road close to Millharbour Dock Basin Maine Tower, features a total of 297 studio to five bedroom apartments ... «OPP.Today, Jul 15»
Florida's entertainment industry fights for flailing tax-incentive program
Sandy Lighterman, commissioner of the Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment, says she is cautiously hopeful. “If the incentive goes away, ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»
Galliard launches £550m Canary Wharf scheme
Located off Lighterman's Road, close to Millharbour Dock Basin, Harbour Central is designed by architect Rolfe Judd. Three residential towers ... «The Construction Index, Jun 15»
Where is Alfred Campbell? Mother searches for biological father …
Mr Campbell was working as a lighterman who operated barges when she was born. Beth found him through The Company of Watermen and ... «This is Local London, Jun 15»
Miami Beach's film images keep sparkling
... digital media and television-show shoots,” said Sandy Lighterman, Miami-Dade County film commissioner. “And with that comes continuous ... «Miami Today, Mar 15»
Criterion to sell Docklands estate
The proposals also included redeveloping the four existing buildings — Anchorage House, Capstan House, Lighterman House and Mulberry ... «Property Week, Jan 15»
Film industry relying on incentives
“These shows have tax credits from the state's program,” Ms. Lighterman said. “That's the only reason they are still shooting here.” A fourth ... «Miami Today, Jan 15»
Film industry growth in Florida lags behind Louisiana, Georgia
"It's not for a lack of people wanting to come here," said Sandy Lighterman, film commissioner for Miami-Dade County. "Our competition has ... «MiamiHerald.com, Jan 15»
Foreign Investment Blamed For 'Safety Deposit Boxes In The Sky'
One 24-storey building, The Lighterman, is already sold out — we can safely assume off-plan to investors, attracted by the “Conran + Partners ... «Londonist, Dec 14»
