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Defence contractors and diversification into the civil sector: Rolls-Royce, 1945-2005
No full textA number of studies have shown that defence contractors have exhibited a marked reluctance to diversify away from defence and develop civil applications. However, the aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is one defence contractor to which this does not apply. Over a 60-year period it has moved from being almost entirely dependent on defence work to a point where defence now constitutes barely one-fifth of its turnover. This article examines the development of the company's civil aerospace business over the period since 1945. It focuses specifically on the strategies used by Rolls-Royce in the civil aerospace field. These strategies are explored in the context of changes in market conditions, technology, and governance arrangements. The effectiveness of the various strategies, including their contribution to the company's current position, is evaluated.Aerospace Industry, Defence Diversification, Strategy, Technology, Gas Turbine, Rolls-Royce,
Author Tom Keneally back stage at the Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, 1980 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Robert McFarlane collection of photographs.; Inscriptions: "Author Tom Keneally back stage Nimrod Theatre 1980 Robert McFarlane"--In pencil on reverse.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6615438
Author Tom Keneally and actor Justine Saunders backstage during the rehearsals of Bullie's House, Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, 1980 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Robert McFarlane collection of photographs.; Inscriptions: "Author Tom Keneally + Actor Justine Saunders backstage Nimrod Theatre 1980 during rehearsal's 'Bulli'es House' Robert McFarlane"--In pencil on reverse.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6615450
Miscellaneous muster-out rolls
No full textThese are miscellaneous muster-out rolls of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, including muster-out rolls for officers, privates, detachments, recruits, and hospital stewards. Muster rolls for the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry (O.V.C.) Regiment are part of State Archives Series 2440, Muster-in and muster-out rolls, 1861-1865, for Ohio soldiers serving the Union Army during the American Civil War. This collection consists of muster-in, muster, and muster-out rolls for officers, field and staff, and soldiers of Companies A-M, detachments, military correspondences, and index books. The muster rolls may include each soldier’s name, rank, age, date and place of muster, date of last pay, distance traveled to point of rendezvous, distance traveled from place of discharge to place of residence, clothing account, bounty due, and comments about soldier’s service record. Muster-in rolls usually include each soldier’s birth place, occupation, a physical description, and notes if the soldier was killed, wounded, captured, discharged, or deserted. Musters are arranged by infantry, artillery, cavalry, or sharp-shooter regiment or battery.
The soldiers of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment came from Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hamilton, Lake, Loraine, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland (and neighboring counties), Summit, and Trumbull Counties. The 2nd O.V.C. was organized for three years’ service under Colonel Charles Doubleday, and afterwards commanded by Colonels Kautz, Nettleton, and Seward. Soldiers were mustered in from August to September of 1861 and trained at Camp Wade near Cleveland and Camp Dennison near Cincinnati. Nicknamed the “Wade and Hutchins Regiment” after Ohio Senators Ben Wade and John Hutchins who instigated the formation of the regiment, the 2nd O.V.C. moved to Missouri, scouting on the borders of Kansas, and in February 1862, drove the infamous bandit William Quantrill and his raiders from Independence, Missouri. In the summer, the 2nd O.V.C. served in Indian Territory, and in the fall joined General Blunt's campaign in Arkansas and Missouri, fighting at Pea Ridge, Carthage, and other points. It moved to Kentucky, and four companies raided East Tennessee. It joined in the pursuit of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and followed him twelve hundred miles until captured. In September, the Regiment again raided East Tennessee and operated on Longstreet's flank at Knoxville, fighting continuously with severe loss. In April 1864, it was transferred to the Army of the Potomac with Ulysses S. Grant, and moved with Grant's army towards Richmond, fighting with Sheridan's Cavalry Corps around the flanks of the army. In August the Regiment moved to the Shenandoah Valley and engaged Early, fighting at Opequan, Front Royal, and Cedar Creek. In March 1865, it joined in the pursuit of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and after the surrender was reviewed at Washington and mustered out September 11, 1865. The 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment made one of the most brilliant records of any regiment in the service
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1941
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1945
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1945
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1941
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1953
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
Robert Sparks Walker diary, 1951
No full textDiary authored by Chattanooga author and naturalist, Robert Sparks Walker
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