Herbert Garratt was born in London in 1864. He served an apprenticeship at the Locomotive Works of the North London Railway. After working for several years as an engineer and locomotive superintendent in Argentina, Cuba, West Africa and Peru, he returned to London and in July 1907 applied for a patent on the locomotive design [...]
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In 1879 the Strathleven carried the first shipment of frozen meat to Britain.
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HMS Galatea at Fitzroy Dock (Cockatoo Island), 1868.
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In 1902 a worldwide competition was held for a bridge over Sydney Harbour.
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The Wolseley sheep shearing machine at the Toganmain woolshed in New South Wales.
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Qantas and the Lockheed Constellation.
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The first commercial telephone in Australia was installed in 1879 by Robison Bros.
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An early Garratt locomotive built for the Tasmanian Government Railways
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