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Josip Predavec – Hugarian Wikipedia

The Hungarian Wikipedia says tyhe following (translated to English): Josip Predavec ( Rugvica , July 2 , 1884 – Dugo Selo , July 14 , 1933 ) was a Croatian historian, agronomist, and politician. Enlightener of the Croatian peasantry. His life [ edit ] Josip Predavec was born in 1884 in Rugvica. [ 2 ] His parents, Janko Predavec and Jaga Vlahović, were poor peasants. [ 3 ] He completed his studies with the support of the Foundation […]

Percy Spencer and mining

The following is an extract from THE BENDIGO BATTERY: THE LAST WAIORONGOMAI BATTERY by Philip Hart :   On 28 February 1914, for £250 Percy Spencer purchased the Cadman and Sceptre, the water race, and the battery. The contents of both mine and battery were listed in exhaustive detail, down to the number of bolts. […]

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