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915:. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-45, A-117–118.
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836:. Liverpool Museums. Archived from
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883:Electricity before Nationalisation
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27:Dock on the River Mersey, England
1217:"Liverpool North Docks diagram"
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656:Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
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1135:. London: Longman & Co.
1100:Murphy, Liam (18 May 2016).
554:Thermal efficiency, %
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945:. London: CEGB. p. 8.
930:. London: CEGB. p. 17.
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1542:List of Liverpool Docks
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969:. London: HMSO, 1947.
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648:The yacht
228:William IV
91:53°25′09″N
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