Title Manufacture of beet root sugar : copy of two despatches from the Agent-General on the subject of the manufacture of sugar from beet-root, together with estimates of sugar-houses, plans, drawings of machinery, etc., enclosed therein / Victoria.

Published Melbourne : Government Printer, 1871.

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ADPML SPC	338.76336309945 Vic/Mob		LIB USE ONLY

Description 15 pages, 8 pages of plates (some folded), 4 pages : illustrations, plans ; 33 cm Contents Manufacture of beet-root sugar -- Plates: Plan of sugar house; Horizontal high-pressure steam engine of 15 horse-power from the machine factory at Buckau, near Magdeburg; Sugar centrifugal; Machine factory of the United Hamburg-Madgeburg Steam Navigation Company in Buckau, near Madgeburg; Beam engine; Machine factory, Buckau: gun-metal angular cocks, gun-metal stop cocks, double beet-rasp, gun-metal angular valves, gun-metal ball valves; Machine factory of the United Hamburg-Madgeburg Steam Navigation Company in Buckau, near Madgeburg: plan; Copies of photographs of machinery -- Bank liabilities and assets: summary of sworn returns for the quarter ended 31st March 1871. Summary Information researched and collated by the Agent-General concerning the production of beet-root sugar, for the use of the Committee of the Warrnambool Beet-root Sugar Manufactory. Includes some very complete plans and estimates of the plant necessary for works of two capacities. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references. Subject Beet sugar industry -- Victoria. Sugar machinery.

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