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... port . After 1857 , as headquarters of the North German Lloyd Shipping Company ( Norddeutsche Lloyd ) , it became the largest passenger port , with its Columbus Quay and Columbus Sta- tion dealing with transatlantic traffic . Most ...
... port . After 1857 , as headquarters of the North German Lloyd Shipping Company ( Norddeutsche Lloyd ) , it became the largest passenger port , with its Columbus Quay and Columbus Sta- tion dealing with transatlantic traffic . Most ...
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... port has been located there from early times . The name Yen - t'ai ( Beacon Tower ) derives from a look- out beacon built as part of the coastal defense system erected in the 15th century against Japanese pirates . The port was occupied ...
... port has been located there from early times . The name Yen - t'ai ( Beacon Tower ) derives from a look- out beacon built as part of the coastal defense system erected in the 15th century against Japanese pirates . The port was occupied ...
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... ports for the export of coal . The railway reached the decayed port of Hartlepool in 1830 and gave it a new lease of life as an outlet for the south Durham coalfield and subsequently as an in- dustrial town based on iron and steel ...
... ports for the export of coal . The railway reached the decayed port of Hartlepool in 1830 and gave it a new lease of life as an outlet for the south Durham coalfield and subsequently as an in- dustrial town based on iron and steel ...
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