The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... Railway The Baghdad railway was intended to provide an avenue for German commerce to the East , starting from the terminus of the Anatolian railway at Konieh and proceeding to the Persian Gulf at Koweit , a total length of 1,550 miles ...
... Railway The Baghdad railway was intended to provide an avenue for German commerce to the East , starting from the terminus of the Anatolian railway at Konieh and proceeding to the Persian Gulf at Koweit , a total length of 1,550 miles ...
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... Railways have also made wondrous strides . In 1868 there was not a single railway in the whole country , the main ... railway line was built between Yokohama and Tokyo , a distance of eighteen miles ; in 1890 there were more than a ...
... Railways have also made wondrous strides . In 1868 there was not a single railway in the whole country , the main ... railway line was built between Yokohama and Tokyo , a distance of eighteen miles ; in 1890 there were more than a ...
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... railway , 663 ; population , 650 , 665 ; Riverside Drive , 667 ; shops , 650 ; size and importance , 669 ; sky signs , 666 ; streets , 665 ; Wall Street , 665 ; Zoological Gardens , 667-8 New York State , 668-9 ; resources , 668-9 ...
... railway , 663 ; population , 650 , 665 ; Riverside Drive , 667 ; shops , 650 ; size and importance , 669 ; sky signs , 666 ; streets , 665 ; Wall Street , 665 ; Zoological Gardens , 667-8 New York State , 668-9 ; resources , 668-9 ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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