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Galway Gaol – 1835

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Human powered treadmill for grinding corn Wikipedia.org
Human powered treadmill
for grinding corn
Wikipedia.org

The Sydney Herald 19th October, 1835 p4
A treadmill is being erected in Galway gaol, by the power of which blocks of marble may be sawed and plashed.

This will be what you may call hard labour.
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B.A., M.A.(Archaeology); Regional Tour Guide; Dip. Radio Media Tech; H.Dip. Computer Science.

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