Nick Bonyhady Local tradespeople from communities devastated by bushfires are concerned out-of-town businesses will take the lion's share of rebuilding work worth hundreds of millions of dollars. If that happens, locals say, they will be unable to employ subcontractors and spend money in towns already reeling from the drought and... read more →
Jan
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Jan
17
1706- Benjamin Franklin, discoverer of electricity, is born.
Jan
16
Jan
16
1868- The refrigerator car is patented by American fish dealer, William Davis.
Jan
15
The historical landmark that connects the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery is getting new life, thanks to Kiewit’s innovative engineering and meticulous preservation. The Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., has seen a lot in its nearly 90-year history. The iconic neoclassical structure is a symbolic post-Civil War connection... read more →
Jan
15
Jan
15
1861- Elisha patents the steam elevator.
Jan
14
Eduardo Porter GRUNDY, Va. — Jay Rife surveys the landscape — hundreds of flat, grassy acres reclaimed from a spent mountaintop mine once operated by the Paramont Coal Company. A few handsome homes stand on one end of the project. An 80,000-square-foot shell, to house some future manufacturing operation, is... read more →
Jan
14
Jan
14