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101Ordnance QF 25 pounder — Gun shown mounted on its firing platform, King Street West, Dundas, Hamilton, Canada. Type Field gun/Howitzer …
102Australian literature — began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans. Common themes include indigenous and settler identity, alienation, exile and relationship to place but it is a varied and contested area. Early works Early popular works tended to be of …
103HMS Bulwark (1899) — HMS Bulwark belonged to a sub class of the Formidable class of predreadnought battleships of the British Royal Navy known as the London class.Technical DescriptionHMS Bulwark was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 20 March 1899 and launched on 18 …
104HMS Lion (1910) — HMS Lion was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy launched in 1910, the lead ship of her class (known as the Splendid Cats ). She was originally constructed with her foremast and spotting top behind her forefunnel; the heat and fumes made access to… …
105Holland & Holland — is a prestigious British gun maker based in London, England of hand made sporting rifles and double barreled shotguns, holding two Royal Warrants. HistoryThe firm was founded by Harris Holland (1806 96) in the year 1835. He may have had a… …
106RP-3 — The RP 3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch), was a British air to ground rocket used in the Second World War. The use of a 60 lb (27 kg) warhead gave it the alternative name of the 60 lb rocket ; the 25 lb (11.3 kg) solid shot armour piercing… …
107Double rifle — Holland and Holland double rifle in .375 H H Magnum. A double barreled rifle or double rifle is a type of sporting rifle with two barrels instead of one, available in either side by side or over and under barrel configurations. Double rifles are… …
108Canadian Industries Limited — Canadian Industries Limited, also known as C I L is a Canadian chemicals manufacturer. Products include paints, fertilizers and pesticides, and explosives. It was formed in 1910 by the merger of five Canadian explosives companies. It is currently …
109Polygonal rifling — is a type of rifling wherein the traditional lands and grooves are replaced by hills and valleys in a rounded polygonal pattern, usually a hexagon or octagon. HistoryWhile polygonal rifling has been around since the earliest days of rifled… …
110Holton Heath railway station — Infobox UK station name = Holton Heath code = HOL manager = South West Trains locale = Holton Heath borough = Purbeck lowusage0405 = 16,493 lowusage0506 = 17,145 lowusage0607 = 23,475 platforms = 2 start = 3 April 1916Holton Heath railway station …
