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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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Runway for stone delivery to the gang saws
37 of 77 		Twenty ton block of stone
38 of 77 		Face of sandstone based boot scraper
39 of 77 		Derricks were used in quarries to help lift, move and load, the many tons of rock.
40 of 77 		Plaster cast design template
41 of 77 		A 'Sloven', a heavy duty wagon used for transporting stone.
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Saw house
43 of 77 		Quarry scene
44 of 77 		Wire saw used by Wallace Quarries Ltd.
45 of 77 		Diamond saw cutting sandstone
46 of 77 		Diamond saw beginning to cut
47 of 77 		Diamond Saw working
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Ship loading sandstone from the Gravity Railroad in Wallace Harbour.
49 of 77 		Stone Cutting Demonstration
50 of 77 		Lifting sandstone using huge derricks
51 of 77 		Moving blocks of sandstone around in the quarry.
52 of 77 		Picture of the different layers worked to extract stone from the quarry.
53 of 77 		Wallace Harbour and the Stone Quarry Wharf
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