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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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Derricks were used in quarries to help lift, move and load, the many tons of rock.
55 of 104 		A 'Sloven', a heavy duty wagon used for transporting stone.
56 of 104 		Saw house
57 of 104 		Quarry scene
58 of 104 		Scene from the cutting yard, Wallace quarry
59 of 104 		Wire saw used by Wallace Quarries Ltd.
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Diamond saw cutting sandstone
61 of 104 		Diamond saw beginning to cut
62 of 104 		Diamond Saw working
63 of 104 		Ship loading sandstone from the Gravity Railroad in Wallace Harbour.
64 of 104 		The present day Quarry Wharf
65 of 104 		Lifting sandstone using huge derricks
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Blasting a quarry face, with debris in the air
67 of 104 		Moving blocks of sandstone around in the quarry.
68 of 104 		Picture of the different layers worked to extract stone from the quarry.
69 of 104 		Wallace Harbour and the Stone Quarry Wharf
70 of 104 		A giant cable drum
71 of 104 		Quarry end of gravity rail road
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