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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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A giant cable drum
55 of 77 		Quarry end of gravity rail road
56 of 77 		Drill holes direct blast
57 of 77 		Sandstone after blast showing drill marks
58 of 77 		Work area of present Wallace village quarry
59 of 77 		Quarry stone picture taken by Allison Brown
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Stan Flynn and son Tom
61 of 77 		Wallace Quarries Limited President Stan Flynn with Museum employee Charlotte Moody.
62 of 77 		Cutting shed in the Wallace quarry
63 of 77 		Palleted stone rubble awaiting shipment
64 of 77 		Wallace from the air. Wharf at the top of the screen is the Stone Quarry Wharf.
65 of 77 		Diamond tipped blade for sawing sandstone.
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Cutting shop for the A.S. Dewar Quarry
67 of 77 		Stone being loaded on small rail car
68 of 77 		Working face in the Wallace Quarry.
69 of 77 		Group of scabblers, quarrymen who use picks to square up stone for shipment.
70 of 77 		Steam plant at the Wallace Quarries used to drive the gang saws.
71 of 77 		Drive wheel for the gang saws at the Wallace Quarries.
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